Do you lie in your resume/LinkedIn profile

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Jun 21, 2018 7 Comments

How much do you lie in resume, LinkedIn profile and to interviewers?

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  • New
    bettermike

    New

    bettermike
    The top answer should be "I lie in polls". Almost everyone exaggerates their contributions to a project or the benefits of it. Exaggeration = lie

    It's like when you tell a girl you're gonna fuck her all night long but then you jizz the first time and you're done. You knew that would happen but you lied anyway
    Jun 21, 2018 1
  • Adobe / Eng
    mskditg

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    mskditg
    Interviewers ask you about too much to risk it. I used to put things on my resume that I had dabbled in but after a few interview questions where I had to say "I only used that technology a little and can't really tell you much" I realized I was only hurting myself. Now I only include things that I can talk in depth about. This has also reduced the number of recruiters that email about PHP positions.
    Jun 21, 2018 1
  • New / Eng
    wwvv

    New Eng

    wwvv
    Lying about problems at previous jobs is ethical and part of the game. Corp. will not tell you about abuses and other nasty stuff, and you do not tell how your previous employer screwed you up [if it happened].
    Jun 22, 2018 0
  • I don't lie but if someone asked me what I did during my internship 6 years ago I would be screwed
    Jun 22, 2018 0
  • Microsoft / Eng
    MakeMsftGA

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    MakeMsftGA
    What’s the overlap between people who lie on linked and/or resumes and people who lie in this poll?
    Jun 22, 2018 0