So how common is lying on a resume?

mandatory

>>1598674
How far do you lie? How much lying is too much lying?

>>1598791
It's only illegal to lie about education

>>1598794
Fuck the law. I just want to know how far I'll fool the interviewer.

>>1598612

Nearly every resume ever has some embellishments on it.

And I would say about half have outright lies.

>>1598612
My question is how do you avoid getting caught. What kinds of tests will a tech company put you through?

>>1598612
I have nothing but shitty factory jobs on my resume. I removed all of those and replaced them with two office jobs I never had because I'm trying to break out of factory work. Already got an offer for bookkeeping work that pays more than I ever made at a factory.

Fuck employers, it's not like they'd give me a chance if I told the truth. Lie to get what you want, that's the sad truth of it.

Good luck anon

>>1599264
What if they call the fictional office jobs you said to have?

My dad owns a office business, im a NEET that never worked, I was thinking about using that office to say that i worked there and if they call there they will lie and say its true, the problem is... what if they look at the data and find out im bullshitting?

>>1598612
if you're applying at a shit job you'll be fine
if your job is of actual substance
your employer may filter resumes through a scanner that cross references names with automated background checks.Kroll, being a simple example of such a service. The service scales with the eminence of position sought.

>>1599348
Give them a fake number, like the number of a friend who will lie for you.

Better yet, there are apps that let you send and receive texts/phone calls on your smart phone under a different number. Give them that number and when they call just pretend to be a previous manager that thinks you did a good job or something. Easy

>>1598794
is it really? because ive bsed my education before

>>1599069

A bit of whiteboard coding, asking to see projects, asking questions about technology

>>1598612
Judging from the duhvelopers I've worked with, I would expect their degrees came from the Toucan Sam School of Technology.

>>1599361
>>1598612
More importantly, if your job is of actual substance then you won't get through the interviews if you're lying a lot about your capabilities. I interviewed a candidate recently who either lied on his resume or suffered a brain injury since his previous job. Either way, I put out a fucking APB on him and he will not get hired for any legit finance job in this city.

>>1600283
>and he will not get hired for any legit finance job in this city.

youre a prick

>>1600306
Why? Because I don't want my friends at other investment firms to get burned by hiring some liar asshole?

>>1600319

What made him a liar? Some people freeze up on interviews. It happened to me once on a really simple interview question, I'd hate it if I could never be able to get a job in the entire city just cause of a silly little mistake.

>>1600283
He can sue you (presuming your in the US) if he gets turned down for a job and find out what you did.

There's so many ways to easily pad a resume. Remember, the best lies have elements of the truth in them. Don't lie to a company that is going to run a thorough background check (ie government). Don't lie about certifications, including degrees.

The problem you'll run into is that you need to be competent to pull off a lie, and a competent person probably doesn't need to lie in the first place. A dumbass needs to lie to get into the job, but he's too stupid to do it convincingly.

>>1600325
If you freeze up in interviews, you'll probably freeze up in front of a client.

>>1600373
>implying you work in investment
>implying you aren't actually just a shit brained recruiter at a staffing agency
>implying any of this happened

>>1600356
I've had about a dozen different jobs and no one ever checked into my education background, not that I lied about it or anything. But it's still not that common for employes to do. They are more likely just to check your references to make sure you are a good worker rather than run a background check.

>>1600390
That's going to vary wildly depending on industry.

It's only in the last year or two that I stopped having my education checked. Still have a stack of official transcripts that I've been asked for, even though I'm working in a largely unrelated field, and my education was out of date before I graduated.

lied about having a degree and my experience to get a programming job.

only places you shouldn't lie:

government applications or forms
very large organizations (they will probably check your degree)

>>1600346
Truth is an affirmative defense to defamation. Yes, he can waste time, but if the statements are believed to be true, even if they aren't true, he won't have a case.

>>1600377
CFA charterholder here. Stay poor..

>>1600421
i'll have you know I own an investment firm lmao you are my bitch my retarded uncle writes the CFA test

>>1600427
You sound like a turkroach or something.

Cool though. How much money do you manage? I'm always down to meet with qualified asset managers.

>>1598794
It's illegal to lie about education
you can be fired for any lie on your CV though, regardless of lying about it - which is illegal ontop of being a reason for dismissal

>>1600444
ok mr recruiter

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>>1598612
I lied about experience. I have a degree and I have the skills. Just not the 'experience'. Two years into the job now. No fucks given.

Practically always. Exaggerate whenever you can't invent.

>>1599363
that is not a problem, i have a friend that works there and can lie for me

the problem is, if they look up somehow the official data, and see that i never worked there. they can research that? because that would put into problems my dad, my friend and myself.