Tired of being told that I "lack experience," I'm considering just lying on my resume. If I feel I am capable of doing the job, why should I be denied a position because I don't have experience?
I want to know, have you ever lied on your resume? If so, why? Were you able to get away with it?
At this point I think it's worth taking the chance of getting caught. The benefit/risk ratio is just too great not to. I'm sure I'm not the only who's at least considered lying on a resume.
2007-02-23 13:52:21 · 14 answers · asked by tau.reanb 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
nope... no need to.. you will get caught eventually, then loose the job you want..why risk it... let them know, you may lack the experience, but you are a very fast learner and you would like to be given the chance... make them an offer they cant refuse... tell them, if given the chance and after 2 weeks, you havent proven that you can do it, you will quit, no questions asked.
2007-02-23 13:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by shortymaciam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Washington State, lying on your resume about such things as academic qualifications is a FELONY. And, in many other jurisdictions, if you are caught padding your resume, you can be fired without further cause, or for moral turpitude. So, instead of lying, beef up the resume to enhance your abilities and demonstrated potential. It's a lot harder to get a job when you've been fired as a liar with a little experience, than to have no experience. There are only two things no one can take from you: your faith and your integrity. Keep the first, and you can keep the second.
2007-02-23 14:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And an employer would want to hire someone with questionable ethics, why, again? Yes, we conduct background checks - we check yoru education and verify your degree for the exact reason you indicate - because people lie. If we find that you are one of those people, we will rescind your job offer. If you didn't have a degree when you came to work for my company, and now you suddenly do, I have the option to run a check on you whether you are currently employed or not. If you're smart enough to get straight A's, then you're smart enough to know that cheaters get caught out eventually. Somewhere down the road you'll interview with someone who is a real alum of your chosen institution and will ask what profs you had, which dorm you lived in, etc. and will figure out pretty quickly that you're a liar. The business network is like a small town, and word travels fast. Please don't be stupid enough to do this.
2016-05-24 04:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tell you, no one wants to hire someone with no experience at all. So lying is not good but you might need to exaggerate.
Or if you have the natural or school related skills for the particular job...let say you practised it for 3 months..then inflate it to one year.
I mean you know the stuff for 3 months the other 9 months you will be doing the same thing over and over again..so Lie but with boundaries
Don't lie on your GPA's and degrees. Don't hold a PHD while you only got a BSc...you know that kind of cheating is not good.
But inflating your tiny experience to a big one is sometimes a must.
Good luck
2007-02-23 16:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can lie on your resume. Then lie on your taxes. And, when it comes to it, lie to your wife. Then to your kids. Then to the boss. Ever wonder why grown adults act like fools? They had a moment in time when they had a critical decision, and they made the wrong choice. You can do what you like. That is the magnificant part of being an adult. You can choose to be a fraud, or honest. It simply is up to you. **Figure out how to get experience, or keep looking for a training postion, some day, your son will look up at you and say, dad, I am just going to cheat, I know i can do this, I dont see why I have to prove it for a grade.....
Good Luck
2007-02-23 14:09:27 · answer #5 · answered by batwanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small unimportant lies like you are presenting are common. However don't say you are proficient at word processing if you are not. They will train you for the job but not for the tools you should have to apply. If you apply and have the skills and not the experience and can fudge a little, it is dishonest but necessary. I am against lying, but as I know everyone else does it, then I can't advise you not too. Must be unimportant lies though as big lies get caught in a job every time.
2007-02-23 14:04:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't lie. I exaggerate. For example, if your job at a Seniors home was to feed the elderly. You could go into how you arranged their meals in accordance with their health needs. Therefore, you could imply that you have extensive knowledge with how to deal with food and health services, and have great leadership and organizational skills hehe :P
2007-02-23 14:02:11 · answer #7 · answered by Belle 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no u do not lie on ur resume because they would rather have u with lack of experience than dishonest
2007-02-23 13:56:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have lied on my resume. if you do this ensure that the place of employment is out of business so it can't be checked for refrences. I was always informed that I had to much experience. So I learned to get jiggy with the resume. And it worked.
2007-02-23 13:58:34 · answer #9 · answered by BYRD 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't lie and I don't "embellish" either. It's too easy to check up on someone. Besides, once you lose your credibility, you've got nothing left.
2007-02-23 13:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by la buena bruja 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋