http://community.csdecisions.net/ Convenience Store Decisions Community Topic: Employee Lied on Application... What Should I do? en Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:18:29 +0000 http://community.csdecisions.net/topic/13#post-20 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:15:22 +0000 admin 20@http://community.csdecisions.net/ <p>I completely concur with James’ advice to never interview from a resume and to require every applicant to complete your application form. That form should include a clause that makes it clear that any lies or omissions on the application and/or on any supporting documentation are grounds for immediate dismissal. (If you have a completed application on file for this person, review it to see if a clause like this is on it before you talk with him.) Also check to see if the supposed lie was reflexed in the application blank.</p> <p>Then, before you decide to take the risk of keeping him on, ask yourself why he is telling everyone he lied to get the job? Is this something he is proud of and, if so, what else is he lying about? Have you considered the fact that you will be setting a precedent that may come back to haunt you? And, finally, I’ve seen it be the case too many times where the dependable, presumably honest, and well-liked person turns out to be the employee from hell.</p> <p>Mel Kleiman CSP<br /> Mel Kleiman CSP<br /> President of Humetrics<br /> <a href="http://www.melkleiman.com" rel="nofollow">www.melkleiman.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.humetrics.com" rel="nofollow">www.humetrics.com</a><br /> <a href="mailto:mkleiman@humetrics.com">mkleiman@humetrics.com</a> </p> http://community.csdecisions.net/topic/13#post-19 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:15:16 +0000 admin 19@http://community.csdecisions.net/ <p>I just found out that one of my best and most popular employees lied to on his resume and in his interview. He is never late, his drawer is never short and he is looked up to by all the other employees. But what bothers me is that he told everyone he lied.</p> <p>---<br /> '<br /> You do not say in your question what your employee lied about. If he is a convicted murderer, sexual predator, bank robber, etc., he should obviously not be retained. However, you will find that most applicants lie on their resumes and many lie in their interviews to get hired. Further, hiring should not be done from resumes, rather he should be filling out your application. This makes misrepresentations much easier to spot. In your situation, unless his lie is so bad that you cannot keep him on the payroll, I suggest you have a meeting with him in private and explain that you are retaining him despite the fact that you know he misrepresented himself during the hiring process. But you are retaining him only because of his performance. </p>