Job Resume Fibs

In my experience with resumes and looking for a job... yeasr ago it was WHAT you knew.. then it turned to WHO you knew.... and now in the new millienium.. it is HOW MUCH you will work for... seems that is really all they are looking for - they can train you for the rest. IF it was experience or ability they are looking for, they'd say "the salary on this job is...." and let it go at that and salary never comes up again until payday. But they ask you how much you made previously or what salary are you looking for. That way they can get the most experienced for the least amount of money, then train as you go. You also don't want to look to energetic either... these "get a job" guru's who have probably never worked for another person in their lives... say to act like this, but be careful... I literally put it to the test... when asked where I wanted to be with the company in 5 years, I said (to the person asking) "in your job".(I put it a little nicer). THey were totally impressed with me until I said that. I didn't get those jobs. They don't want the truth.

I don't tell fibs on my resume for one simple reason, I am the world's worst liar. If I got questioned about one of my fibs I wouldn't be able to cover and then I'd really look foolish. I do try and present my experience in the most positive light though, but everything in there is true. I had a friend in college who really had fun with her "special interest" section of her resume. The one item that always got the most response was the fact that she could make balloon animals. She could, she took a class and learned how to make like 8 different ones. That always got a laugh.

I cannot tell a lie, not something as big as that atleast. I try not to lie as is, because it's bad to and it can feed on your conscious. Something like that, if found out, can be reported and then that could be your entire career, not to mention maybe even jail time. I'm not sure about the latter though, but if the fib is big enough and serious enough it might be. Especially if you claim a skill you know nothing about. Also, It'd be bigger if they found out in the interview itself, they have nothing to go by but your past employment history, and if future potential employees found out about it.... well not all bosses are friendly and accept that it was just a ploy to get a job. By the way general "you" not "you you"

Hi diutay, i don't as these little fibs can catch up on you and bit you on your behind, so i don't, I just tell them truth and if i don't get anywhere so be it, their lost not mine. Tamara

NOPE! It can hurt me in the process - especially if you got the job and then they find out that you really don't know much about the program or you're really not who you say you are in your resume. It's unethical.

I have not told lies on my resume or interview before. Once, I saw a co-workers resume. He was a 29-year-old man who was a recent MBA graduate and had never had a job before. He came to work at the company I was working at and decided to send his resume out to other companies. He wanted me to look his resume over and give him advice because no one was calling him for an interview. I was shocked when I saw his resume. He elevated himself to the status of a god or something. He made it appear that he was single-handedly building power plants. When I mentioned it to him he said that everybody lies on their resume. Another co-worker heard us talking and said that she agreed too that everybody lies on their resume. Well, I don't.

Not at all! I think that can really hurt someone! Too often, those fibs are easy to figure out. If the prospective employer finds out you were lying about something, no matter how small, it will completely ruin your chances of getting hired! Be honest. But put the most interesting information about you on your resume and leave out the dull stuff. Have a friend help you or get help online. There are definitely ways to make your resume stand out with only honest information! I had my brother-in-law help me with mine. He has gone through tons of resumes in his life, so he knew how to help me make it eye-catching.