Ever thought about lying on your resume to get a job?

[Chubroach]

Thanks to the poster who found the article from the CNN web page about all the varied ways people lie on their resumes and the systems they use to not be caught. Now that was a good reply.

The BAD REPLIES was the two people who said that my questions were dumb or silly. I have a recomendation, if you do not like my questions or postings move on to the next one and DO NOT REPLY. You are like the person who enters a conversation at a party etween people late and then complains that you do not like the topic of conversation people were talking about! If you do not like the topic of conversation move on to another one.

Chubroach

 

[doxdogy]

Another one that will not lie on a resume. Also, I see nothing stupid about your question either. I just hope that the comments were made in fun and not meant seriously.

 

[msdznyduck]

I would not lie on a job resume, application, etc., because it is wrong, and most certainly will be found out. Tell a lie, and you need to keep telling them to cover up. Eventually, you will get caught........................ "Do Good........Fear Not"
Elaine

 

[helenabear]

Nope, no point in lying... if I lie then I might wind up with a job that isn't good for me or I won't know how to do.

 

[Pin Wizard]

NEVER!!

 

[Disney Ella]

A former co-worker told me that she had once greatly overstated her computer experience to get a job (not the one she was currently in) and regretted it. One day she somehow managed to lose the hard drive on the computer she was working on and spent the rest of the day on the phone with the help desk trying to fix the problem as quietly as possible so no one would know what she'd done. Fortunately for her, no one found out and by the time she left that job, she actually did know as much about computers as she had claimed on her resume.

 

[MarthaB]

I'd never lie on a resume. It'll only bite you in the butt.

I was a paralegal (stay at home mom now) and the law firm I worked in hired a guy who I expected embellished quite a bit on his resume. This was a VERY busy trial defense firm and it became obvious he didn't know what he was doing. I felt like a babysitter! The worst thing was he didn't even care that he didn't know what he was doing and that he was missing deadlines!

I have to blame our office manager, who obviously missed the boat in checking his references.

 

[Princess_Aurora]

Aren't you just cheating yourself if you lie on a resume??? I can understand "padding" to make a not-so-pretty job look good. But if you lie about experience you don't have and they put you in a position where they think you know what you're doing but you don't have a clue what you're doing, I think someone would find out sooner or later. And even if you were doing it just to learn or gain experience, if you're found out...word spreads fast. When you go apply for another similar job, your new potential boss might have already heard about your scandelist ways.

 

[Jeanny]

it's not worth it to lie..... they will find out!! especially if they're a Mom... I always told my daughter " Never, ever lie to me--- I will find out!!"

 

[crazelion]

I have not lie on my resume.

I have had employers tell that I did lie because I did understand there cash register system. I have news for them. I did not lie to them about having cash register experince. All cash registers is different with each employer that go to.


I go with a very simple resume and stick to one page that they suggust that a resume should be. I also start give out my work history to employers to. So that see that all the jobs that I have work.

I believe telling that truth. If the job for you. You will get the job.

I fall in the catorgory that I need some on the training to understand what is expect on me.

The only that I omit is telling a employer that I have a learning disability. They can not hold that against people because they can not ask that question. It's is illegal.

 

[Planogirl]

You should also omit whether or not you have kids depending on the job. I once interviewed with a lady who chatted about her kids and the trips they took to WDW. I ended up feeling relaxed and without thinking I mentioned my son. Her whole demeanor changed and I know then that she was fishing for info. I didn't get the job of course.

My DH is in HR and he's told me lots of stories about some of the things that people claim on resumes. He never mentions names or any details of course since that's private. He has just told me generally how people will make stuff up and his company always catches them or at least he thinks so.

 

[MarthaB]

Potential employers are not allowed to ask: your age, your marital status, or whether or not you have children, to name a few. Of course, if you're asked, it's tough to come up with a nice way of saying, "You're not allowed to ask me that."

 

[arminnie]

Very early in my career I applied for a job where I had virtually no experience. I was totally honest about this but impressed them with my potential to learn and willingness to work. Another woman was hired at the same time I was but she had a more impressive resume.

I was sent to weeks of training at IBM and eventually ended up a highly trained systems programmer. The other woman was given no training since she was supposedly already up to speed. She was eventually let go for non-performance. It turned out that she had mis-stated her experience and couldn't cut it. If she had been honest they would have trained her.

 

[Pop Daddy]

I didnt lie, I just really stretched the truth. I figured I would just pick up on what I said I know, and I did