In the job hunt, people do lie, but honesty pays off, study finds
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Honesty pays off, according to a new study of job seekers. When job applicants were warned that a pre-employment test could detect fake responses, they gave more honest answers -- a result that could improve their chances of being hired. Results were published in the human resources journal Applied HRM Research.