Let's face it, fake CVs are ruining IT (India)

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK< MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007 12:00:09 PM>

BANGALORE: The problem of fake CVs seems to be getting bigger and bigger in the Indian IT industry. Hyderabad-based IT biggie Satyam Computers is learnt to have terminated the services of atleast 500 people in the past one year because they had fudged their documents.

When contacted, Satyam VP-HR Mukund Menon told ET, “it is true that we have asked about 500 people to leave after finding fabricated documents in their applications. However, this is not in one shot, but over a period of one year or so.”

He added that there is no particular region or institutes from where these candidates come from and that “it has happened in all our locations” . However, Satyam hasn’t filed any cases or taken legal action against the terminated candidates.

According to Menon, the company has been doing background checks of all candidates who’ve been with Satyam for the last 12-18 months and had engaged a verification agency for the purpose. The process is generally done within 15-21 days after an offer letter is given. “In case there is any discrepancy, we give seven days time to the candidate to clarify things and then do a re-verification . Based on the findings, we terminate their services. In most cases, the candidates have confessed to fudging the documents ,” he said.

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