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!
Being that if you were to get a job at a fund you'd basically be in the liars game anyway I'd see just how much you can lie about and then get away with...once hired come out of the closet with the truth and they'll probably promote you right away! Let's face it, funds and their managers are mostly lying pigs anyway and the ability to twist the truth/lie and get away with it is the #1 quality those swine are looking for....the fact that you're too busy thinking about it and not doing it makes me think you don't even have the balls.
I'd reject you for being too hesitant to lie. You think there's any room in the corporate world of finance for fair play?
NOTE: This post is/was meant as a joke but the more I thought about it the more what I wrote seems to ring fairly true. Glad I'm an independent trader and only go to Wall Street to laugh at the guys who have to wear suits everyday.
