Is it bad to lie on a resume for a better job?

Answer 1

Do you really not know the answer to this question? How disturbing.

Answer 2

Yes it is bad to lie on resume, especially to get a better job. The most important purpose of a resume is to list all credentials so that your interviewer can see a list of your educational background and the skills that you have experience in. It is to knowledge that, everything you list on your resume should be experiences and skills you are efficient in, one reason being your boss once you get hired might assign a project for one of the skills you lied about, and then what's going to happen? you'll probably be right back where you first started. Sending out resumes.
Also some jobs when you send in a resume, they would randomly want to contact certain previous jobs or school for quick reference.
So the best thing to do is be honest and send out resumes for fields in which you are qualified or have skills in.

Answer 3

You shouldn't lie on a resume that you are filling out for many reasons. One of them is these people are you potential employers and they need to be able to trust you just as much as you need to be able to trust them. If you lie on your resume, or "rearrange facts" or "adjust the truth" or whatever you want to call it, not only will they find out and not hire you (or fire you if you did get managed to be hired) but you also will have that following your record.

Remeber those things called references? You want them to be good ones and if you lie, cheat, or in any other form "play the job hunt game" badly it will follow you around and other future employers will find out.

Lieing never leads anywhere good in the end and if you manage to get it to lead you somewhere good in the beginning you better brace yourself for the inevitable crash. Even if it doesn't come that next moment, it will come.

It's always best to be as honest as you can with the knowledge and information that you have. Especially when filling out resumes. Besides, if you are having to lie to get the job, than how are you going to keep up once you have it? If you don't have what they are looking for so have to lie and say you do for them to hire you... don't you realize that just because you now got hired that doesn't mean you magically will have the skills, background, or whatever it was they required in the first place???

Lies are a hard thing to keep track of and keep straight and considering they always get caught in the end anyway... that's making life more complicated and headache worthy than it needs to be.

Answer 4

Depends on what you mean by lie. There is nothing wrong in tailoring your resume to suit a particular job that you are applying for or to do things that highlight certain skills that they are looking for. Just be careful in what you say...don't say you are certified in something that you are not, say something like you are competent with or familiar with its use or have extensive knowledge of. Then before you go to the interview make sure you read up on these item to refresh your knowledge,

Answer 5

well i think it depends on the lie...like to put down an experience that you never had isn't so bad. Just don't get carry away with it, with a whole buch of lies. Sometimes you have to lie a little to get companies these days to take a second look and your resume.

Answer 6

I guess what the prior responders were trying to suggest is that you can & should custom your resume for the specific job you are seeking highlighting your majoe strengths.

As far as including false infrmation that can easily be checked, that will eliminate you as a candidate right away if discovered.

Answer 7

well contary to what "THATONEGUY" says it is NOT ILLEGAL to lie on a resume.As a matter of fact it is estimated that over 67% of all people lie on them.The chances of them being checked that closely is slim to none.and usually only if you screw up after being hired.
Face it everyone tells lies here and there but,the lie you may tell on the resume will proably not come close to the lies the company you work for tells the consumers it serves and even it's own Employees.

Answer 8

Of course it is! You get the job. You make great friends. A year has passed and it's time for a promotion. The company checks you out. Oops! YOU'RE FIRED and this was not the Apprentice! You lose your job, your great friends and this will definitely follow you for a long time. Stay honest and then you won't need to remember who you told what to!

Answer 9

do not lie.....do exactly not. in case you galvanize them with each thing else you've going for then you definately some months is not any enormous deal. the cover letter is a good suggestion yet tone it down only a touch ...bypass over the section ( more effective than absolutely everyone else). you do not comprehend that for particular and it makes you sounds a touch too needy and that isn't professional. bypass in a provide them a pro interview with lots of self belief...I guess you get it!!!

Answer 10

Yes. You are getting the job based on your qualifcations. If they are fictitious, you may not be able to perform the job. Secondly, they will certainly do a background check, and if there are even small lies, you surely will not be considered for the job. Good luck, and remember, honesty is simply the best policy.

Answer 11

It would probably just cause more grief and aggravation in the long run.
If you have to lie, then you are not what they are looking for.

Usually the better jobs, pay for a reason.
The people are trained specifically for that job.