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CV lies could prove costly to candidates, REC warns

Candidates who are successful in getting a new job but who fail to disclose specific information on issues such as health matters or their previous career history may find it proves costly in the long term, the REC has warned.

Candidates who are successful in getting a new job but who fail to disclose specific information on issues such as health matters or their previous career history may find it proves costly in the long term, the REC has warned.

This is in light of a High Court case in which the former general manager of Cheltenham Borough Council is being sued for nearly ??1 million after it was alleged she failed to disclose on her CV that she suffered from depression.

Read the full story here >> http://www.rec.uk.com/press/news/518

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