For many years I let a CV lie rest. It stressed me out to the point of exhaustion. Yes i was capable, was promoted often but I dreaded that one day I might get found out. In the end I couldn't take it any more and left the company and went back to college. For any of you who are in that situation, face your demons and get out. In the long run you will be happier.

Michael, Vienna, Austria

Maybe it was a misunderstanding and what he actually claimed was the he "had the Three Degrees " !!!

Ronnie Ince, Stone , Staffordshire

It just goes to show that qualifications mean nothing , compared to the ability to do the job. I have a friend who was working and doing a good job in a Lab. then he was sacked after a year when his quals .never turned up.

Dave Madley, Alicante, Spain

I agree with Barry Mellish: there must be more to this. Mr Imbardelli rose on merit to qualify for the promotion, so why does his academic record matter now?

It' s further proof that far too much importance is placed on academic certificates, obtainable through good memory and lack of nerves, regardless of intelligence, initiative, motivation or originality.

Some of the most successful business people have had no academic qualifications, many even being rebellious and apparently lazy at school.

Sadly, today's employers have no confidence in their own judgement thanks to parasitic 'consultants' convincing them they need to be told how to spot a good candidate - through impersonal, automated procedures and points-scoring systems that identify nothing other than coached interview preparation, just like school exams!

Result? You must have a degree to be an admin assistant. The job doesn't justify it, but the recruiter isn't capable of judging whether an individual can do the job.

Avril Jones, Caterham, UK

IHG shares, after six months of relative stability, have plunged 25% in the last fortnight? Could there possibly be a connection? (Cessna Aircraft shares fell noticeably a couple of years ago when their CEO was found to have fake degrees.)

John Bear, El Cerrito, California

It's not the lie, it's the getting found out that's the problem...

Show me a leading businessman who never lies and I'll show you somebody who's just so good at not getting found out that you..haven't found out that he's a liar.

The skill is
Did that make sense?

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Paul, Luton,

My question is: how come that their employers did not realize about Imbardelli´s lies when he was hired? Was not he supposed to produce official documents that backed his different degrees? Or, did he produce fake documents? Whateever the answer, I do not believe such a naivety from their employers.

Dr. Jaime E. Contreras D., Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

Methinks there is more to this than meets the eye.If heas been working with them since 2000 and doing a good job and is worthy of promotion on merit then his academivc record is of little relevance.

Barry Mellish, Bromley, UK

The guy has obviously been doing his job right otherwise he would not be on the list for promotion. At the end of the day, yes he might have lied a bit about his qualifications, (and who hasn't) but to loose a god person because of a few bits of paper seems a loss all round.

Mike Jones, Farnborough, Hampshire

Exactly what I was going to say! I'm glad someone else picked that up.

Caitlin, Ottawa, Canada

did he make the company profitable? is company returning him the profits he made for the company?

dinesh, leicester, UK

Mr James, well put.

Mr Moore, Shanghai, China

If he described himself as a "batchelor" rather than a bachelor, that should have been the give-away.

B. James, Paris,