Lying On Your Resume

Folks,

This is a good thread. PokerJoe is an anonymous character on an internet board.

Selling yourself in a competitive marketplace can be hard.

You are all missing the academic portion/integrity of PokerJoes suggestion.

I think this thread can suggest to each and everyone of you...I mean really suggest in your hearts...what you know and are afraid to post about and ask...

PokerJoe Thank you for this thread and I understand that you would never do this...we all know this...understand we are all actors on a satirical stage...

The suggestions and issues are private and guests YOU DECIDE...


Again, Thanks for the thread.

Michael B.
 
Quote from PokerJoe:

....I have been completely shunned by trading firms and hedge funds. It seems that my college major (liberal arts) falls short of expectations....

..... I have administered two successful businesses in the past and my numeracy skills are exceptional.......
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You know what you are lacking.

You know what you are good at.

But you don't know right from wrong.
 
and you never sold yourself short either...right?


Quote from FightTheFuture:

You know what you are lacking.

You know what you are good at.

But you don't know right from wrong.
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There is a common sense approach to lying. The basic rule is, never lie about obvious things or that can be find out easily.

You can lie about being in France, if you can follow up with a little story and you know a bit about the country. But don't say you speak French, unless at least you can carry a short conversation in French.

Several times resumes are just a first obstacles/filters in getting a job and the job itself doesn't require the education level posted for the job.

But! In your case it seems the art major is not sufficient for pretending to be a math major. If you were an engineering major, I would say go for it, but not with your current major.

You can always try though, and tell us how it went....
 
Quote from PokerJoe:

How bad would it be to lie on your resume? And I'm not talking the BS job description that made your previous post at McDonalds seem important, I'm talking about a REAL lie.

Basically, I'm on the fence right now, in desperate need of some guidance. In fact, the advice that I receive here could well change the course of my life. So, here's my conundrum...

I'll be graduating from a leading university with a semi-strong academic record (3.5 gpa) in the next few months. However, I have been completely shunned by trading firms and hedge funds. It seems that my college major (liberal arts) falls short of expectations.

So, now I'm considering lying on my resume -- perhaps substituting a Business Administration major or adding a math minor. While technically a lie, I have administered two successful businesses in the past and my numeracy skills are exceptional.

So, I ask: How bad would it be to fabricate one's resume to this extent? Surely I wouldn't be the first person to do so. I mean, they'd never find out, right?

First hand experiences (told in the third person, of course) are especially encouraged. PM is fine!

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"So, I ask: How bad would it be to fabricate one's resume to this extent? Surely I wouldn't be the first person to do so. I mean, they'd never find out, right?"

And what about the honest guys' resumes sitting right next to yours.

Aren't you cheating them out of a job?

If you ever get married and have children, how will you explain your career advancement to them? You will either be honest about lying, in which case it will send a message to them that lying is okay - thus spawning another generation of liars. Or you will lie about lying, tangling your web of lies even deeper.

AZD
 
I think his query is quite revealing...how many are crossing the line and so desperate...

Quote from arizonadreamer:

"So, I ask: How bad would it be to fabricate one's resume to this extent? Surely I wouldn't be the first person to do so. I mean, they'd never find out, right?"

And what about the honest guys' resumes sitting right next to yours.

Aren't you cheating them out of a job?

If you ever get married and have children, how will you explain your career advancement to them? You will either be honest about lying, in which case it will send a message to them that lying is okay - thus spawning another generation of liars. Or you will lie about lying, tangling your web of lies even deeper.

AZD
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