Graduates should avoid the temptation to embellish their CVs to secure employment, an expert has claimed. Fiona Coombe, director of professional services at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, notes that inaccurate applications can in fact be detrimental to a candidate and may even be a criminal offence in some cases. "Recruitment agencies are required to check experience, skills and qualifications, but it is down to the candidate to decide whether they want to reveal other information, such as their medical history," she said. She pointed out that details on a CV which were untrue could easily "come back to haunt" job candidates. Christine Laird, a former general manager of Cheltenham Borough Council, is currently being sued for £1 million in the high court for neglecting to reveal that she suffered from depression when applying for her job. Meanwhile, a recent study conducted by Bury Technologies found that many people change their accent to be appropriate for the situation they are in, such as a job interview. Pareto - Graduate Jobs with some the UK's largest companies earning up to £35k OTE. Pareto has a unique approach to placing graduates in high-profile graduate sales jobs and graduate jobs. We are the UK's largest and most successful graduate assessment, graduate placement and sales training organisation.
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