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Fake companies help fluff CVs for a fee

October 17, 2013 posted by Steve Brownstein

Resume fluffing is a problem in India. 

There are fake companies that have been established for the sole purpose of providing employment certificates for a fee.
Candidates reportedly pay up to Rs 15,000 per year of certification.

"In this industry, every year of experience means thousands of rupees in increment," said one source."

"When people change jobs or want to change roles, resumes change to reflect the aspiration of the person, rather than the actual experience. Ambitions and peer pressure encourage even the most sensible people to take risks."

According to one survey,18% of candidates across professions fluffed their resume to land a job in 2012-2013.

Industry-wise breakup, the IT industry stands at 24.11%.

The highest discrepancy of 37.31% was found in pharmaceutical/ biotech/ clinical research companies.

The problem of resume fluffing exists primarily in lower level jobs in the IT industry. "We used to have 40 to 45% fake resumes for jobs like ERP and data entry operators, but not in jobs that require skills like Java," said another IT company manager.