Recruitment director exposes 2,000 resumes from ‘bludgers’

A recruitment director has claimed to have exposed 2,000 dodgy resumes from welfare recipients fulfilling job search obligations.

A recruitment director has claimed to have exposed 2,000 lazy attempts from welfare recipients fulfilling job search obligations.

Speaking to 2GB’s Ben Fordham, Superior People Recruitment Director Graham Wynn claimed an alarming number of Australia’s 900,000 JobSeekers were sending in bogus resumes, with some only displaying the applicant’s name.

He said several people deliberately send in under-prepared resumes with false details to avoid getting a job.

Mr Wynn said he has dobbed-in more than 2,000 people who have sent in lazy responses over the past two months via a new register introduced in February.

Mr Fordham described those sending in false resumes as “dole-bludgers”.

Mr Wynn went on to explain why “one in five” people “shouldn’t be on benefits”.

One woman openly admitted she was working “two cash jobs and was only filling my Centrelink requirements, sorry for wasting your time”.

“I do like their honesty, but that’s what they send me,” he said.

One resume said “I’m sorry for wasting your time”.

He said some applicants apply for jobs such as a senior sheet metal worker and show they have previously only worked in retail stores.

“Those ones who are on Centrelink and do have recent relevant experience … about half of those don’t show up to the interview. This is a bigger problem than people think it is,” he said.

“All they have to put down on their online form is the company they have applied to. But we will receive

He also noted some recruitment agencies claimed to put forward applications to companies applicants are not qualified for to “boost their confidence”.

Superior People Recruitment Director Graham Wynn told Ben Fordham he’s exposed in almost 2000 dole bludgers.

Superior People Recruitment Director Graham Wynn told Ben Fordham he’s exposed in almost 2000 dole bludgers.

Mr Wynn said he’s been receiving these types of resumes for “many years” but noticed a “dramatic increase” since Covid-19 restrictions forced hundreds of thousands of Australians out of a job.

He noted that Centrelink’s system only requires the recipient to list the company name they applied to. “We’ll get the same person apply for 20 jobs we’re advertising, none of which they are suited to, and they get their money,” he said.

Superior People Recruitment Director Graham Wynn told Ben Fordham he’s exposed in almost 2000 dole bludgers.

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