False Credentials for Sale

Below is an abstract of a white paper highlighting the risks talent management professionals and companies face in today's market for job seekers that opt to falsify their resume credentials and references to gain unfair competitive advantage over competing talent.

These days, job seekers intent on gaining any advantage in a tough market don't have to falsify their resumes. They can hire the "experts" at websites such as careerexcuse.com to do it for them. What’s worse, the folks at careerexcuse.com can create an entire network of fraudulent references to back up those fabricated claims.

Here's how it works. For a fee, careerexcuse.com will fill in gaps on a resume by creating a fictitious job with a phony title and salary history. Depending on the "client's" needs, it can also provide a fake address, website, and even a sham 800 number where trained operators are standing by to give glowing recommendations when prospective employers call.

Smart employers have known for years that many job hunters pad their resumes. But careerexcuse.com goes way beyond the fudging that individual candidates do. The web site is a sophisticated commercial operation whose sole purpose is to defraud employers.

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