Are Panamanians honest when looking for work?

Panamanians seem to be very fair when looking for a job. At least that’s what the research of an employment portal showed.

97% of the talents in Panama do not lie or exaggerate information in their resume, compared to 3% who answered yes, according to the results of the survey “How are you looking for a job today?”.

in review 13,907 talents from the region participated: 3,040 from Argentina, 1,726 from Chile, 4,491 from Ecuador, 2,008 from Panama and 2,642 from Peru.

The study explores how procedure through which a person goes in search of work.

Six out of 10 people apply for job vacancies via Web pages to look for a job.

These data could be known thanks to this study, which inquired about procedure which people go through to find a job and which is the inspiration for the new campaign “Against All: Employees” concert.

When looking for a job, Panamanians decide on different ways to apply, but job search portals are chosen the most by talents: 63 percent of them choose them.

While 25% prefer company pages, 5% of the professional network4% their circle of contacts and 3% through the HR agency.

Conversely, 62% of talent say they are mostly face-to-face, compared to 38% who say they are virtual.

Why do they lie?

What are the reasons why some talents Panamanians Do you decide to put fake information on your resume? 52% say it is because they urgently need to find a job, 27% because they have to apply for jobs for which they might appear unqualified, 13% because they have to apply for jobs for which they might be overqualified, and 8 % because they don’t believe in the possibility of finding a job without adding up false data.

Jeff Morales, manager Marketing of Konzert, said: “We notice that people often doubt their virtues or get carried away by prejudices about the world of work. But at Konzerta, we are their main allies when it comes to finding a job they like.”