QUALIFICATIONS FRAUDS PROLIFERATE – WITH SCALLERS BLAMING INFLATION FOR DISHONESTY
October 24th, 2024
Lying on CVs, fraudulent qualifications, ‘polygamous’ home-based working with unauthorised sidelines, and insider threats to companies from such hiring fraudsters, are occurring more frequently in job applications. In countries that suffered higher inflation post-Covid 19, the resulting ‘cost of living’ crisis is considered a motivator such sharp practices, while qualification fraud is being enabled by the relative ease of digitally altering confirmation documents, compared to hard copy originals. Yet while the heightened use of tech poses a threat, ...
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