Stuart Fawcett

London

IT Manager

Indeed balancing claims against capability is an increasingly difficult task and this goes across staff, companies and legislation. Blatant lying is only addressable if your prepared to got to court over ensuing issues, however this is just society changing. A skilled tech guy I recently met who was well capable of doing a well paying senior role chose instead to remain as a recruitment consultant as it was far more lucrative with little personal responsibility.
There is little independent validation of capability and CV’s and recruitment consultants vary widely, so bringing recruitment in-house is a good start as your recruiter needs to deliver to get their own bonus or promotion etc. Also the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) is a strong objective contenders for sorting the wheat from the chaff. I also salute you for considering graduate training schemes as they can foster reliable deep knowledge.