Have YOU ever embellished your CV, or faked it altogether? No. However, I do have experience of 5 months as a trainee that I do not have proof of - not my fault; the certificate would have to come from a ministry in Delhi and by the time we thought of applying for it, I got a better job and moved. My resume clearly mentions this role as 'trainee engineer' which is what I was there. . What do you think prompts a candidate to fake his or her CV? Aren't they afraid of getting caught? Yes, they are! However, since companies were not willing to spend on training and looked for skilled resumes only, candidates took the risk. I have interviewed so many candidates with obviously fake resumes - at times copies of other candidates'. My company has terminated people based on fake resumes. I hope this changes because nowadays, companies are willing to invest in training. . Don't you think Indian companies will earn a bad name due to this? Yes, they will and do. But Indian companies are themselves to blame. They did not want to invest in training. They also did not have interviewers skilled enough to reject a fake candidate who had learnt answers by rote just for the interview. The third thing is the chaltaa hai attitude of Indian companies. They feel that the candidate, even if he does not have experience, will learn quickly and be able to work. This means billing for the candidate (dollars for the company) - an unethical practice. Lastly, a few companies themselves change the resumes of people to show fake experience so that they can place those candidates in a plum role abroad (where it will be difficult to check their background).
