What is skillfishing?
A. Your favorite summertime hobby
B. Looking at your employees’ skills for further professional development
C. Overstating skills or credentials to get a job
D. A cyber-attack used to steal data
Correct Answer: C
Skillfishing is a relatively new term that describes when a job candidate hugely overstates their skills or credentials to obtain a position they aren't actually qualified for.
While people have always padded their resumes, "skillfishing" is a recent phenomenon driven by a few factors such as AI-enhanced applications, where candidates can mimic job descriptions perfectly and use all the right keywords for a recruitment screening filter.
To counter this, employers are using scenario-based questions that require detailed explanations or asking candidates to solve a problem in real time