India, Jan. 25 -- A hiring experience shared by a company founder on X has reignited a long running debate around honesty, career breaks and trust in recruitment. The post, written by a man identified as Rishabh Harish, described how a newly hired candidate was found to have edited his experience letter during the background verification process.

In his post, Harish wrote, "Hiring reality check. We hired a candidate, and during the background check, found he had edited his experience letter. Not the first time I've seen this. Fake certificates, exaggerated roles, and then lying when caught." He added that what surprised him most was that the candidate could have simply explained a career break. "He could've just said he took a break. We ...