2 ms·

Once upon a time, I re-wrote my ex’s sisters CV. Fudging some, rounding up, deleting caveats, using ambiguous terms… Nothing onerous. She was barely out of coll

Once upon a time, I re-wrote my ex’s sisters CV. Fudging some, rounding up, deleting caveats, using ambiguous terms… Nothing onerous. She was barely out of college anyway. They had been brought up on strict honesty, bordering on puritanical. They were both shocked at what I did. Dunno… When it comes to CVs, interviews and such… It just feels ridiculous applying your highest standards of integrity. The process is disingenuous anyway. Employers, and the ecosystem around hiring isn’t applying those standards. Are they being honest about how good the job/company/team is? Are they using dirty tricks like finding out your salary before making an offer? Do candidates ask what other team members are making? It’s asymmetric and tends to dishonesty anyway. So yep, certainly do this if it applies to you. I would call this well within the lines, not even close.

cafard 9y ago
Once, working for a government contractor, I had to write up the qualifications of some people we intended to place on the contract. Now, all of these people already worked on the predecessor, so there was not mystery about who they were or what they did. But people who were OK to plug in cables or clear printer jams were written up as if they had taught Bjarne Stroustrup to code and left Bell Labs because they didn't like New Jersey. For what it's worth, a) we got the contract, and b) the contractor screwed over the employees who stuck around.