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I do lie on my resume. I write that I have a master in engineering which is also true except for never doing the thesis. At the interview I tell the interviewer
by gggggg 14y ago
I do lie on my resume. I write that I have a master in engineering which is also true except for never doing the thesis. At the interview I tell the interviewer straight up as the first thing that I lied and don't have a formal degree but it was a necessity to get the interview in the first place. I then tell them that I completely understand if they want to turn me away and I apologize.
I have never been turned away. No one have ever really questioned why. I am very skilled at what I do and the rest of my resume reflects that. I am far better than most people I met who program with or without a degree in my field.
Never having finish my degree makes this a necessary evil for me - I wish I could go back (life at this point does not allow me to).
However I feel no remorse for lying and frankly it's the loss of the company if they assess my entire character based on this.
- Evbn 14y agoWhy not be honest and have your resume say you did masters coursework? That worked for me.
- gggggg 14y agoSuch a distinction does not exist in my country. If it did I'm not sure recruiters would know the difference anyway - but I will try it out. How do you phrase it?
- thrill 14y agoOn my resume I list my BS-ECE and then masters _classes_ in AI, Supercomputing, and Robotics. When (usually) asked why I didn't complete the degree I then give 'em the reason, which is valid enough that it generates conversation.
- rprasad 14y ago"Masters pending dissertation". Leave out from the resume that you do not currently plan on completing the dissertation...
- gcp 14y agoIf you clarify it as the first thing you do in the interview I'd expect most people to not consider this lying, but as a safeguard against silly HR/recruiting. Some countries have a "master without dissertation". It doesn't technically exist here either, but you could just put that...
- toomuchcoffee 14y agoI have never been turned away. I don't believe you.
- gcp 14y agoOnce he's in the interview? Of course nobody does that, it's too confrontational. He might not have gotten hired because of it but there's no way to know.
- toomuchcoffee 14y agoJust that when he starts off his post by saying "I do lie..." then the question becomes "so what is he not lying about?"