96% of Gen Z Applicants Admit to Doing This in Job Interviews—and Most Don’t Regret It

A majority of candidates now admit to bending the truth to land a role—raising the stakes for employers struggling to separate real qualifications from AI‑polished fiction.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

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When business owners decide to fill staff openings, they look for qualified candidates whose background, skills, and personality seem to fit the company’s needs. But accurately evaluating that ideal match is now getting a lot harder. According to recent survey data, 93 percent of respondents admitted to lying about their professional experience, and intentionally misleading recruiting employers in other ways that increased their chances of being........

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