By ProGrad http://www.prograd.com.au 40% of job applicants lie in their resume, sources have revealed. A recent study has shown that the majority of candidates applying for positions, in particular online candidates, are willing to lie on their resumes in order to impress their prospective employers. The reason that they majority of applicants do this is because they feel that they will not have enough experience, particularly relevant with graduates. Otherwise, they will embellish or exaggerate an aspect in their CV in order for them to be noticed and separated from the other applicants.  Samantha Jackson claims that she filled in her resume with more experience than she actually had. "I wrote that i had more industry experience because the job advertisement said they were looking for people with experience and I knew i wouldn’t have had a chance otherwise, having only just completed university." To the employer however, once they interview you, they will be able to determine your level of experience in just a few questions. If you don’t have the experience, it is better to include it in your cover letter, explaining that although you don’t have the relevant experience that is required for the position, you can easily pick up the skills required to do the job and you are willing to do whatever it takes to acquire them. Some of the main aspects of their CV’s that people lie about include educations, changing/extending dates of length of work with a company, technical abilities, changing your previous title, or the worst, claiming the work of others (even your boss!).