LA Times -- Nervous employers are digging deeper into your past, and it's better to confess the facts than be fingered. Fibbing on your resume is a really bad idea. First, you will probably be found out by the army of commercial background screeners that employers deploy to scour resumes, check criminal records and pull credit histories. Plus, you don't need to. Most bosses are pretty forgiving if you come clean about a minor brush with the law or a supervisor so nutty he sent you running for the door. Read full article below.
