Here is a new one – candidates who use provocative usernames in the online resume submission software.  From abcnews.com:

…a candidate who entered his resume in the company’s online database — along with the username “Sexpig.”

Yeah, what more needs to be said about that one?  Well, this is much better:

Poindexter, a community manager at Disaboom.com, a Denver-based Web community for those with disabilities, recently had to retract a job offer from an entry-level candidate who proved to be a LinkedIn liar. Shortly after extending the offer, Poindexter Googled the new hire and found that his assistant-to-be’s LinkedIn profile had been updated to include a nonexistent position at Disaboom — as Poindexter’s supervisor.

I am often puzzled by this – why do hiring managers Google candidates after they extend an offer?

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