It’s not uncommon for people to see a new year as a new opportunity to boost their career with a job change – but how far are you prepared to go to secure the job of your dreams? Surely you’d never beef up your qualifications, fill in employment gaps or include an outright lie on your CV would you? Well one in 20 of you would! According to research by BackgroundChecking.com 84 percent of people across the UK think that being untruthful on job applications or CVs is commonplace, despite the fact the 95 percent agree it’s important for people to be completely honest about the information they provide about themselves. Accuracy is vital when it comes to applying for jobs otherwise you may land yourself in hot water when that little white lie about being fluent in Russian comes back to haunt you – the day the new Russian MD flies in. And we bet you didn’t realise that services exist that are capable of checking just how truthful your application is? You have been warned!