State School Students Forced to Lie on Job Applications, Research by Powerchex Finds
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Our research shows that the number of candidates lying on their job applications has reached its highest level for three years,” said Alexandra Kelly, Managing Director of Powerchex.These findings add to the concern about social mobility across the country, an issue which has come to the fore following a government report published in July.Our research shows that the number of candidates lying on their job applications has reached its highest level for three years,” said Alexandra Kelly, Managing Director of Powerchex.These findings add to the concern about social mobility across the country, an issue which has come to the fore following a government report published in July.Hopefully the government can move toward rectifying this as soon as possible,” Kelly said.This year’s survey also shows that the better the university an applicant attended, the less likely they are to lie on their CV.Less than 10% of candidates who graduated from Oxford and Cambridge made lies or embellishments, compared to 24.8% of candidates from universities ranked outside the top 100.### Contact Information Powerchex Limited Hassan Butt 02077672434 www.powerchex.co.uk Gun Court, 70 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RD Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Powerchex