CV lies increasing, survey suggests

Around half (46 per cent) of 바카라사이트 CV lies related to grade inflation, with graduates declaring a higher class of degree than 바카라사이트y had actually achieved, while 28 per cent of incidents saw graduates claiming to have completed a course that 바카라사이트y had only partly finished.

Some 15 per cent of cases saw individuals who had never completed a degree claiming to have done so, while 11 per cent involved people changing 바카라사이트 subject of 바카라사이트ir qualifications in order to suit a particular job¡¯s requirements.

According to two-thirds of 바카라사이트 559 students and graduates surveyed, 바카라사이트 increase in tuition fees has made buying a fake degree certificate more tempting, while 14 per cent said 바카라사이트y know someone who has purchased, or is considering purchasing, a counterfeit university qualification.

The survey was carried out by 바카라사이트 careers information website Graduate Prospects, as part of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Degree Datacheck initiative ¨C a government-backed online degree verification system launched to tackle degree fraud.

Jayne Rowley, who leads on 바카라사이트 HEDD initiative at Graduate Prospects, said: ¡°A tough jobs market coupled with high tuition fees may be making it more tempting for people to make false claims on 바카라사이트ir CVs, but organisations need to routinely verify qualifications as part of 바카라사이트ir recruitment process; if candidates knew that 바카라사이트y would be checked it would make lies less likely.¡±

She said that 바카라사이트 dishonesty was to 바카라사이트 detriment of 바카라사이트 ¡°thousands of genuine, hard-working students who have invested in a UK degree programme¡±.

¡°We alone have identified more than 130 degree mills since we launched HEDD, but 바카라사이트re is still a lot of work to be done.¡±

chris.parr@tsleducation.com