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Brandweek, March 19, 2001 by Becky Ebenkamp
According to a poll by career site Vault (www.vault.com), 14% of working professionals admit to having lied on their resumes. Another 20% made a less-inflammatory confession to "fudging a few things." While a slim margin of the 66% who say they've never faked a resume said a fear of getting caught kept them honest the majority (54%) said the reason was that they don't need to lie Yes, apparently they are that good.
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