>> Yes, up to and including blatant lies >I wasn't suggesting that people lie on their resume or cover letter. Suppose a job ad asks for 10+ years of node.js

>> Yes, up to and including blatant lies >I wasn't suggesting that people lie on their resume or cover letter. Suppose a job ad asks for 10+ years of node.js experience. They get 5 resumes that claim 10 years of node.js experience. They get 5 resumes that claim 1 year of node.js experience. They interview only the 5 people who claimed 10 years of node.js experience. So the liars push the honest people out of the interview pool.