A GOBankingRates survey reveals that a low number of respondents — 5% — admitted to lying on their resumes, yet 9% said that they had never lied but admitted to being tempted. And, among the 5% of people who admitted to falsifying information, more than half were repeat offenders. Older baby boomers ages 65 and older were the most honest on their resumes, with only 2% stating they had lied at least once. Millennials ages 25 to 34 were least honest, with 11% admitting to lying. Of the Americans who admitted to lying on a resume, 38% said the lie concerned their work experience. The next most popular answer was dates of employment, at 31%. Only 2% of those who lied did so about internship experience, while 4% said they were lying about a GPA on their resume.
