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Never ever ever lie on a resume or during the interview. Really, don't do it at all if you want to be credible, but especially not during the hiring process. Yo

by bphogan 15y ago

Never ever ever lie on a resume or during the interview. Really, don't do it at all if you want to be credible, but especially not during the hiring process. You're going to get caught out for it eventually. Maybe a coworker hears you talking about it at lunch or something. You never know.

bostonvaulter2 15y ago
What if you make an estimate of your total compensation package? (i.e. Including benefits)
nekojima 15y ago
I never lie on my cv or in the interview and have been overlooked because I am honest. At least in comparison to my lesser qualified classmates who've secured higher paying and more senior roles in large part because they openly lie on their cv's and in their interviews about their past experiences and even qualifications. Even though they have been caught out a few times, they still persist and get the interviews and the job offers far above the level they should be at. In my last round of interviews for a large bank, for a director level role, the senior managers expressed that I was "too honest" in their feedback to me and while I made it to the final round of three, that may have played a role in not securing the job. It may have also played a role in getting me to the final round as well... I am 100% certain that by being honest on my cv I have lost out even getting my foot in the door to interview at some great firms I'd have liked to have work for. I much prefer to be honest, but in the short, medium and likely long term, I also know it has severely hurt my earning and career potential.
- bphogan 15y ago
  Are you confusing honest with humble? I had an intern who had a little trouble finding a gig after he graduated college because he kept downplaying his experience. Once he put his cards on the table, he got picked up quickly. And I wouldn't measure your experience against others. You don't always know what they know. Maybe they do have more direct experience than you. Or maybe they get, but don't keep, those jobs. You could always ask others you know to give you feedback on your CV. Especially people who've worked with you. Ask coworkers maybe. Or former supervisors.
  - nekojima 15y ago
    I am also humble, despite, or perhaps because of, earning (the equivalent) of 'employee of the year' award at one of the largest companies in our country. I do know how much some of my classmates know because I've helped them do their work in their new jobs. After helping one of them for free for a weekend and finding it frustrating, I then had a well-paying (almost full-time) job for almost a year while I helped four of them do their "work" and teach them along the way, as they paid me to help them. Six months after I stopped helping them, as I had found a "real" job that paid better, all four had to find new jobs because of recent under-performance.

by bphogan 15y ago

bostonvaulter2 15y ago

What if you make an estimate of your total compensation package? (i.e. Including benefits)

nekojima 15y ago

I never lie on my cv or in the interview and have been overlooked because I am honest. At least in comparison to my lesser qualified classmates who've secured higher paying and more senior roles in large part because they openly lie on their cv's and in their interviews about their past experiences and even qualifications. Even though they have been caught out a few times, they still persist and get the interviews and the job offers far above the level they should be at. In my last round of interviews for a large bank, for a director level role, the senior managers expressed that I was "too honest" in their feedback to me and while I made it to the final round of three, that may have played a role in not securing the job. It may have also played a role in getting me to the final round as well... I am 100% certain that by being honest on my cv I have lost out even getting my foot in the door to interview at some great firms I'd have liked to have work for. I much prefer to be honest, but in the short, medium and likely long term, I also know it has severely hurt my earning and career potential.

bphogan 15y ago
Are you confusing honest with humble? I had an intern who had a little trouble finding a gig after he graduated college because he kept downplaying his experience. Once he put his cards on the table, he got picked up quickly. And I wouldn't measure your experience against others. You don't always know what they know. Maybe they do have more direct experience than you. Or maybe they get, but don't keep, those jobs. You could always ask others you know to give you feedback on your CV. Especially people who've worked with you. Ask coworkers maybe. Or former supervisors.
- nekojima 15y ago
  I am also humble, despite, or perhaps because of, earning (the equivalent) of 'employee of the year' award at one of the largest companies in our country. I do know how much some of my classmates know because I've helped them do their work in their new jobs. After helping one of them for free for a weekend and finding it frustrating, I then had a well-paying (almost full-time) job for almost a year while I helped four of them do their "work" and teach them along the way, as they paid me to help them. Six months after I stopped helping them, as I had found a "real" job that paid better, all four had to find new jobs because of recent under-performance.