It may come to a shock to you women out there, but according to a survey by pre-employment screening firm
Powerchex, women graduates are 25% more likely to lie on their CV than men. Research has shown that women underestimate their ability to do a job whereas men actually overestimate their suitability. It seems that women feel they need to make themselves
look like more attractive candidates on paper whereas men have more self belief. We don’t want to believe that men are the more honest gender just yet…