How much can you "lie" on your CV?

Shurwhynot

For instance, do employers insist on seeing a copy of your college degree/diploma etc in an interview or will they just go by what they see on your CV?

I have a 3rd class honours degree but if i was to put 2nd class would this matter??

Shelflife

You can lie as much as you want, but if youre caught out then any chance you had of getting the job is gone.

if you get the job on the back of false qualifications and they find out you can also be dismissed.

tbaymusicman

Well i think once you dont apply to aer lingus saying your a pilot when really you just say in a pilots lap when you were little you could be ok!!also dont pretend to be a doctor they dont like that:p:p

rediguana

On my CV I have "Successfully completed 80/120 credits in Masters X, coming 4th in exam for exams component" (all true). The missing 40 credits is for the thesis I never submitted, and so I was never awarded the Masters.

Not once has this been noticed or brought up in an interview, including interviews in universities for other courses. They just seem to scan it and assume I have the Masters.

I don't tell any lies in my CV, as such. Although I do obviously "dress up" the importance of previous roles. But is this not what you're supposed to do?

WeeBushy

Lying can be very dangerous if you get caught out.

Though dressing up the truth is crucial, for example you stacked shelves in tescos for a summer? No, you were a Presentation Engineer...

Also I wouldn't lie about the degree, from what I've heard from employers the type of degree you have (1st, 2nd 3rd) isn't actually as important as you think, having a degree and in the relevant area is more important.

Eoin

Shurwhynot wrote: »

For instance, do employers insist on seeing a copy of your college degree/diploma etc in an interview or will they just go by what they see on your CV?

I have a 3rd class honours degree but if i was to put 2nd class would this matter??

As WeeBushy says, there's a difference between lying and presenting the information well. You're talking about outright lying - I don't know why you have lie in quotes in the thread title.

It wouldn't be unheard of to ask for copies of your qualifications if an offer was made.

Is your degree from Trinity? I just ask because I thought that most 3rd class degrees weren't honour degrees unless you go somewhere like Trinity where any pass is an honours.

AARRRGH

Like others, I don't think you should lie at all. It is possible to impress the employer while still remaining truthful. For example, don't put your grade on your CV. Just say you have a degree.

Keano

AARRRGH wrote: »

Like others, I don't think you should lie at all. It is possible to impress the employer while still remaining truthful. For example, don't put your grade on your CV. Just say you have a degree.

Snap.

My degree is not exactly great but still a degree.

jimmycrackcorm

Lyiong on your C.V. is irrelevant. Whatever is on your C.V. you need to be able to back up. I remember interviewing someone who got the job but later on told me that he exagerated his experience greatly. It turned out that he was fantastic at the job and it didn't matter but in the interview he did enough to convince us of his abilities. Other people didn't make it past their probation for similar reasons.

Mrs OBumble

rediguana wrote: »

I don't tell any lies in my CV, as such. Although I do obviously "dress up" the importance of previous roles. But is this not what you're supposed to do?

Ahh, no, you're supposed to tailor the CV to the job you're applying for: I've got 3 different versions, a "proper" one and two others that are dressed-down. No lies on any of 'em. But a phrase like "doing changes to computer systems" can mean a multitude of different things and isn't nearly as scary sounding as what's on the "proper" CV.

x in the city

prob depends on what degree,

tbh if you did arts no one would give a donkeys

I have been looking for Engineering work, here and abroad and almost all the time I have been asked to submit all my awards, results and whatnot.