Almost certainly says Ian Grigg at the quite reasonably paranoid Financial Crypotgraphy blog, which published an interesting, if largely anecdotal piece on the subject earlier this week. Of note is his take on how different cultures approach the issue of fibbing on their CVs or in interviews.

Obviously this is why HR departments hire companies like ours, particularly when vetting candidates for sensitive positions. Any falsehood a comapny is presented with represents potential liability. And as we saw with the recent TIAA-CREF story, it pays to be paranoid.

If you are not visiting Financial Cryptography regularly - you should. Good stuff. And they like Macs over there so they must be good people.

-- MDT

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