Lying on your CV or job application

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10 years ago 02/14/2014 8:01pm EST

re: Doclove

Doclove wrote:
[quote]Most Interesting Coach ITW wrote:
I've never lied on a CV. That being said I've literally never gotten a job based on my CV either!
I've only ever gotten jobs from word of mouth, where aquaintances basically say, "this guy is the best, if you can afford him, make it happen." The CV just goes in a file somewhere in those instances.
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They must like working with an arrogant, egotistical big head. Add liar are you the best in the whole world! Words really cannot express how much I dislike you right now

Hey brother, it's not my fault you aren't getting laid tonight, chill out.

All I'm saying is that many jobs depend on who you know. I've never had a decent job where a former co-worker or friend's reference with someone who matters on the inside wasn't the way I got in. Who would literally say that I'm the best in the world, and who would believe it? Don't be an idiot, it's just an expression to get a point across.

8 years ago 12/04/2015 1:03pm EST

re: JobHunter

I totally fabricated my resume to get a job, and I got the job and performed very well on the job. I boosted my GPA from 2.6 to 3.7, I fabricated my degree (changed it from cupcake baking to Economics), and I fabricated my past experiences to make me look qualified. Long story short, I was able to sit down with the finance experts during the interviews and talk to them as if my resume was 100% accurate. The resume/CV only get you in the door so feel free to say whatever you want on it. BUT if you do lie, you better be able to talk the talk because when you get into the interviews (7 in my case for the same job...) someone will see right through you if you aren't good enough. I presume you are like me, very knowledgeable/intelligent in your respective subject, so go ahead and do a little fabricating and you can convince people you are smarter than them. It will at least get you a phone call. Nobody will hire you (unless it's a small

7 years ago 11/07/2016 12:20pm EST

re: the fabricator

Avoid lying on your CV. Truth is the gem that every job seeker seeking for. If you can not manage your CV without lying try using cv writing service like Resumes Centre.

http://resumescentre.com/

5 years ago 07/10/2018 6:39am EDT

re: RCentre

Well... I lied once, for the first job position because CV writers from https://resumecvwriter.com says that I need at least half a year in order to get this position.

5 years ago 07/10/2018 7:36am EDT

re: JobHunter

OP- you still around 4 years later? How did the job search go?

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