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> NEVER EVER LIE IN AN INTERVIEW!!! In my experience, this is bad advice. I would refine it by saying "never lie about work history, experience, or knowledge i
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
> NEVER EVER LIE IN AN INTERVIEW!!!
In my experience, this is bad advice. I would refine it by saying "never lie about work history, experience, or knowledge in an interview". I am forced to lie about things like how much I give a damn about your company, my ambitions, and how much I think I'm worth by the conventions of interview culture. I think of it as a lying skills assessment.
- quantified 5y agoIf you exaggerate anything, I’ll reject you. I don’t need BS. If you say you got a patent and it’s only applied for, you’re not truthful. And if you say “I don’t know that, it’s not something I’ve worked on before” you score culture points.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoThat's fine, and I would say there's generally no need for that. But let's be real: you're not going to hire me if I tell you the reason I want to work for your company is because I need money to pay bills and couldn't give two shits about it otherwise, so I'm going to lie to you about that.