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  • CV fibs prove costly for NHS HR manager

    Disciples will have all experienced CVs that bend the truth somewhat, talk things up or, simply, are a tissue of lies. But from one of our own? Surely not? Kerrie Devine, an HR manager at Devon Primary Care Trust, received a six month suspended prison sentence, was ordered to pay £9,600 in compensation and undertake 150 hours of unpaid community work...
    Published 7 Jan 2010 8:44 AM by Guru
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  • CV intercept leads to home truths

    Disciple Charlotte writes about a recent CV she received... The CV came to us via an employment agency so had severely slipped through the net on every level. The candidate in question had listed their responsibilities and as I read down saw 'sitting around surfing the net, texting his mates and calling his colleagues gay'. Turns out when I...
    Published 21 Dec 2009 9:34 AM by Guru
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  • April Fools' Day CV clangers

    April Fools' Day is here and you would be forgiven for thinking the ludicrous mistakes from CVs below were jokes. Depressingly, they are all too real and are from CVs submitted by those less fortunate that walk among us ie. jobseekers. Thanks to career site Monster for these gaffes which, needless to say, did not result in jobs: As security guard...