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17% of IT job applicants in India falsify claims: survey
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Friday, 01 July 2005, 19:30 IST
NEW DELHI: A survey conducted by the Indian arm of global risk management firm Hill and Associates revealed that about 17 percent of candidates falsify claims while applying for a job.
The survey has also stated that with many companies now screening candidates more rigorously before employment, there has been a reduction in the number of candidates providing incorrect information. The tendency to falsify claims is more prone among IT professionals, where about one-fifth of applicants provide exaggerated information about job profile, including the designation and projects handled.
As per the survey, about 80 percent of incorrect claims were related to inflated durations of previous employment and entirely fictitious employment.
While the reports investigates the nature of the IT industry as the reason. In order to back up their leisure tenure period when they are not engaged with any project, the employee tend to do such acts, says report.
It has seen in many cases; where in software qualifications are likely to update quickly and as a reason few candidates falsify their qualification details. Like in BPO sectors, most of the candidates provide overstatements on their percentages, educational details and schooling.
As per the report suggests, high percentage of falsifying has been reported in the fields of financial sectors, Chartered Accountants and those with MCA candidates. It also reveals that candidates from Tier-II cities tend to provide incorrect information more often.