Have you ever got caught lying on your resume?

[Frieza]

One time I was interviewing this white kid who was from my alma mater..

He had a specific academic award listed under the education section
I was like and started reminiscing with soft questions (small talk ice breaking)
Because I had won the exact same award fifteen years earlier
The kid was like then then
Cause it was clear he was lying..
(the award is given at a special ceremony the night before graduation by the Dean, it is actually a consolation prize for an even more prestigious award, etc)
I was like why even try that lie
Our school name by itself is good enough to get entry level jobs

He claimed confusion and/or proofreading error

I didn't even bother with the actual interview
Invoked the mercy rule and just walked him back to the waiting area

How big of a difference did it make in the big picture? Would he have been miles ahead of other candidates or would it have made a relatively small difference?

 

[SadimirPutin]

If they ask you about former salary definitely lie about that.............embellish the fukk out of that

In fact I would suggest never giving them that information in the first place but if you get weak and give them a number INFLATE THAT shyt

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

If they ask you about former salary definitely lie about that.............embellish the fukk out of that

In fact I would suggest never giving them that information in the first place but if you get weak and give them a number INFLATE THAT shyt

I was under the impression that they aren't allowed to ask about salary.

 

[SadimirPutin]

I was under the impression that they aren't allowed to ask about salary.

I cant say what the law is but I know of several persons who have been asked that

 

[Afro]

I was under the impression that they aren't allowed to ask about salary.

Most job apps have a previous salary section.

I've been asked in job interviews too.

Now I know better. Always say a few dollars more than what you actually made. They wont ask your old employer lol.

 

[Maude]

i never felt bad lying to white people about experience, didnt get a job or interviews until i started adding to my resume. but with i.t. make sure you have examples of your work because they will ask for that

 

[无名的]

This whole thread reminds me of this. This was my shyt back in the day when I was washing dishes for minimum wage.

 

[BrokePhiBroke]

If they ask you about former salary definitely lie about that.............embellish the fukk out of that

In fact I would suggest never giving them that information in the first place but if you get weak and give them a number INFLATE THAT shyt

I concur.
You want to have room to fake negotiate if they aren't willing to pay you what you "supposedly" (lie) made from the other job. You tell them you got paid a low wage they're going to stick with that wage or maybe a dollar are so up.

I honestly hate applications, resumes, and interviews. Such a damn hassle.

 

[HabitualChiller]

I'm just gonna start to lie on my resume. The fact that I'm having trouble finding jobs at fukking burger king and shyt is just absurd.

It sucks having no experience. They want you to blow up their line because it gives the impression that you "want to work"

I wouldn't be putting in a fukking application if I didn't want to work.

...and it's hard asf for me in the initial interview process because I stutter and it's a chore just to get out a sentence when I'm nervous..

 

[Saiyajin]

Everyone lies. You'd be a fool not to. But to answer the question, yeah, I got caught before. I was unemployed with unemployment running out in 2 months, with rent to pay, 1k in credit card debt, and my phone weeks from being shut off, so my resume was on hyper edition. Interviewed with these four cacs at once, got the job, as an Financial Specialist. Passed the piss test, my homies and my sister acted as managers for the last three jobs on my resume with my inflated titles and salary. My last job, I got fired from, but my homie acted like I was still there. Got through all of the hard shyt. What got me was that on my resume, I was vague with the college experience. I put down that I didnt have the degree, but I was "currently pursuing" thinking that they wouldn't check to see if I was there, like 99% of other companies I've dealt with. With other companies, it was do you have the degree or not. If you have it, we checkin, if not, who gives a shyt.

Three days before I was supposed to start, they called up the college behind my back, verified how many credits I had, called my ass back and rescinded the offer, RIGHT after I turned down another offer that paid more, but it was temp to perm. As you can imagine, I was pisssssed.

Embellished the fukk out of my resume to get my current job, thought I was caught again because they didn't ask me for my supervisors information. But fortunately they used a piss poor background service that probably didn't do shyt. (Aurico). Lying on your resume is only worth it if they ask you to provide the background information and you can talk a good game after a couple days of research. If you can't, then fall back.

damn man thats so fukkin unlucky im hurting reading this

they fukkin called to verify credit wtf is wrong with them???

im glad you got work now though

 

[Saiyajin]

Y'all talking about stretching truths but I've forged a CV that's....more than just stretched. To keep it real, the only truthful things on that CV is my name and my address. I've got a decent job and a decent degree but I want to switch to finance. I've got no formal experience nor do I have academic credentials. I'm currently compiling a list of books and courses to go through for a few months and that should put me on par with your average grad in the field. I'm also gonna apply to grad positions at American and German companies and hope that if shyt goes wrong they won't bother putting the energy into pursuing a legal case against me across the pond.
Any success stories like this?

this is what I meant when I made this thread

its what i do

but dont lie about a degree they can easily verify this and i think its illegal

do what the other breh said and just say "currently pursuing"

 

[SadimirPutin]

I'm just gonna start to lie on my resume. The fact that I'm having trouble finding jobs at fukking burger king and shyt is just absurd.

It sucks having no experience. They want you to blow up their line because it gives the impression that you "want to work"

I wouldn't be putting in a fukking application if I didn't want to work.

...and it's hard asf for me in the initial interview process because I stutter and it's a chore just to get out a sentence when I'm nervous..

Hold your head up brother

I will send you some material privately and start a thread to show people some useful tactics

The only way to get better is practice/role play with a friend/family till you get a comfortable script down pat

 

[ColiBomaye]

Hard to have sympy for these companies that'll bleed workers dry for dollar signs, especially when some of them will if the name on your resume is too "black-sounding". If you gotta lie to get by, more power to you

 

[Saiyajin]

I'm just gonna start to lie on my resume. The fact that I'm having trouble finding jobs at fukking burger king and shyt is just absurd.

It sucks having no experience. They want you to blow up their line because it gives the impression that you "want to work"

I wouldn't be putting in a fukking application if I didn't want to work.

...and it's hard asf for me in the initial interview process because I stutter and it's a chore just to get out a sentence when I'm nervous..

when i was younger i went through the same shyt until i said fukk it and wrote on my resume a few family owned restaurants

got a job right after that

 

[SadimirPutin]

Most job apps have a previous salary section.

I've been asked in job interviews too.

Now I know better. Always say a few dollars more than what you actually made. They wont ask your old employer lol.

Always bump that shyt up by 1500-2000 extra monthly at minimum

I recommend going even further.