LONDON, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hiring Managers Share the Most Unusual and Most Common CV Mistakes and Offer Tips for Creating an Effective CV

Is your CV more fact or fiction? While only 12 per cent of workers in the United Kingdom say they have lied on a CV, 46 per cent of employers say they have caught a lie on a CV according to a new CareerBuilder.co.uk survey of employers and workers in the UK. Of those employers who caught a lie, 42 per cent automatically dismissed the applicant and 48 per cent still considered the candidate, but did not hire him/her.

CareerBuilder asked hiring managers to share the most memorable or outrageous mistakes they came across on CVs. Examples include:

LONDON, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern, a leading global clinical research organization, announced that it is a nominee on this year's shortlist for the SCRIP Awards in the Best Contract Research Organization category. The winners will be announced at the fourth annual SCRIP awards ceremony on December 10, at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

I am delighted that Chiltern made the shortlist for this esteemed award, commented Glenn Kerkhof, Chiltern's CEO. This nomination provides recognition for the overall achievements that Chiltern and its employees have accomplished during this past year.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- SMS and MMS Messages Represent Over Half of all Data Traffic

Acision, the world's leading messaging company, celebrates the first anniversary of its Latin America offices, with a market share of over 80%. Conservative estimates are that by 2011 the mobile messaging market in Latin America will have grown by a further 25 per cent.

Acision's messaging solutions support 31 operators across the 35 countries in Latin America. This includes 9 of the top 10 market leaders who together have a combined market share of over 85% of the Latin American mobile data services market, according to information from Teleco.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hiring Managers Share the Most Unusual and Most Common Resume Mistakes and Offer Tips for Creating an Effective Resume

Is your resume more fact or fiction? While only 8 percent of workers in Sweden say they have lied on a resume, 46 percent of employers say they have caught a lie on a resume according to a new Jobbguiden.se survey of employers and workers in Sweden. Of those employers who caught a lie, 54 percent automatically dismissed the applicant and 31 percent still considered the candidate, but did not hire him/her.

Jobbguiden asked hiring managers to share the most memorable or outrageous mistakes they came across on resumes. Examples include:

LONDON, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

LONDON, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Health Workers Urged to Vote 'YES' for Industrial Action

The NHS ballot calling for industrial action on the 'derisory' three-year pay deal, organised by Unite the Union, starts today (Tuesday, 28 October).

A total of 100,000 ballot papers will be landing on the doormats of Unite members, working in the NHS, from this morning. The ballot closes on Wednesday, 12 November.

Unite is asking its members whether they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action in protest at the deal imposed unilaterally on the NHS workforce by ministers.

The three year package is worth half the current rate of inflation, which this month broke through the 5% barrier.

MADRID, Spain, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

-- The Expiration Date of the U.S. Offer has been extended until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 31, 2008.

Telefonica S.A. (Telefonica) announced today that the U.S. Offer would be extended to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 31, 2008.

The Chilean Offer will expire at 11:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 30, 2008.