Employers have been advised to accept that CVs are fundamentally a sales pitch, something those operating out of offices to rent in Cardiff may want to consider.
Peter Panayotou, senior consultant at The Write Stuff, explained how unlike an application form people can sometimes get away with embellishing the truth.
He stated that the document is not a binding legal declaration and, as such, there will often be a sales angle to the information provided.
It was suggested that many employers will overlook checking every detail of a CV as they do not have the time.
"The assumption is that whatever you put down on your CV is true, so the tendency is then to accept it as fact," he said.
However, Mr Panayotou warned jobseekers that if aspects are looked into they may come unstuck and be perceived as a "liar".
His comments follow recent research from Kroll Background Worldwide, which revealed that in 2010, 42 per cent of screened CVs contained an inconsistency between a candidate's claim and information found during verification checks.
