Amid rising use of reference houses and fake job postings, it is becoming harder to spot applicant lies.

Online forums, fake CVs and reference black markets are making it easier for prospective job applicants to falsify their employment history.

One in four people have lied about employer references, according to research by Standout CV, with 18.5 per cent of this group having used fake reference services, sometimes involving paid actors pretending to be employers. 

Online forums are also contributing to the problem. A Reddit page called BeMyReference has 56,000 members and is used by people to request job references from other people in the online community. Read More