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The Apprentice analysed...

Real life and television Sir Alan has set a bad example which real job applicants should ignore. Making exaggerated claims or lying on a CV actually places you at risk. It is a foolish thing to do because if a person gets hired through false information, they will either lose their job or greatly damage their reputation. Legally, it depends on how instrumental the claim was to a person getting a position. If the main reason someone has been hired is because of a claimed qualification or skill, and it is discovered to be made-up, then an employer has the legal right to dismiss them. But if the false claim was not a condition of getting a job, then there is not the same legal privilege to dismiss someone. However, even if the employer decides that the lie is not significant enough to sack the person, it places a serious doubt in their mind over whether they can fully trust their employee. Once an employer has lost the ability to trust someone, the opportunities for that individual within an organisation will become limited. So it's important that when people submit applications they are truthful because it protects against a job loss or damage to a reputation if the person has been employed.

5-Jun-2008

4:05 pm