That's so close to classic Prisoner's Dilemma that it makes me sad. When the majority of others "defect" (lie, exaggerate, or embellish in this case) your indiv

That's so close to classic Prisoner's Dilemma that it makes me sad. When the majority of others "defect" (lie, exaggerate, or embellish in this case) your individually-rational best choice is to defect as well. So you get the job, which is (usually) better than not getting the job. And you're surrounded by other defectors, which is worse than being surrounded by cooperators. From game theory, the "solution" is to favor cooperation anyway, but not absolutely. So you might miss out on some jobs, but the one you get will be better. Then again, there's a reason it's called game theory. ;)