CV Lies

Red About Town

Someone I worked with many years ago in a very junior role recently added me as a connection on LinkedIn. After accepting the request, I had a look at her profile. On her profile I saw that for the time we worked together she claimed to have a far more senior role than what she did.

Is this type of thing common? Do many people lie or 'enhance' their CVs/LinkedIn profiles?

MickFleetwood

Yes, this type of thing is extremely common. Why wouldn't you fluff up your CV a bit to land a job, as long as you're competent at it?

cherryghost

I edited my friends CV that had 'I also like humping fire extinguishers' in the middle of his hobbies. He was handing out his CV for almost a year until he noticed. Tard :P

Outkast_IRE

I have seen a lot of that happening too, but if employers aren't cross checking CVs by ringing these companies then they are foolish.

kneemos

Not many don't I'd imagine.

RachaelVO

Yep, we've all done it, but then people looking at the CVs clearly know it's all just shite as they've done it themselves, betcha.

Grayson

And a lot of companies will only give details about when someone worked there and the basic title of the role. Actual details are rarely given.

KeithM89

I worked with a woman who had 'GSOH' under strengths. Boy was that a lie! She didnt care much for my holocaust jokes.

I don't ...

kneemos

bluewolf wrote: »

I don't ...

Self employed.

BBDBB

I don't, no point, I enjoy what I do, Im good at it and I only want to do that kind of work

Red About Town

It's not something I've ever done; think I would get caught out in an interview situation. I can see how easy it is to do though.

Fox_In_Socks

bluewolf wrote: »

I don't ...

bluewolf, sorry, that is awful. Lets spruce it up.

"I am an honest and dependable team player, whose values and actions have reflected the open, transparent culture of the various companies I have worked for in the past. This is demonstrated in my day to day dealings with colleagues, customers-both internal and external and, to a smaller degree, right here in this CV."

matchthis

It's spelled syphilis, not cv lies

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Im guilty a fluffing up my CV a small bit. I do window cleaning, however my self-appointed title is visual technician

Mech1

channel 3e now talking about this.
coincidence

seamus

I don't. If anything I understate my CV.

Guy I used to work with has his job title on Linkedin as the "Enterprise Mobility Manager". He's the mobile phone guy. Gotta give him points for effort though!

Mrs Garth Brooks

So this is what I have to do to get a job. I've been telling the truth all along.

What do I put down now?

Talib Fiasco

Yeah I do too. I was working on the petrol pumps for a summer job a few years ago. I gave myself the title of "Petroleum Supply and Distribution Specialist".

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

TheComeUp wrote: »

Yeah I do too. I was working on the petrol pumps for a summer job a few years ago. I gave myself the title of "Petroleum Supply and Distribution Specialist".

You didn't supply it. Distributed, certainly but not supplied

shruikan2553

Arent CVs mostly bull**** and making yourself sound more important?

ie: stacked shelves = Product Placement Engineer where my role was to control the supply of stock to customers using critical thinking skills to locate a position that would increase sales and profit for the company.

Shove more buzzwords into it that would put advertising departments to shame. Just thinking I would hate to see a CV for an advertising job.

krudler

Two companies I used to work for no longer operate so I could put any old guff on there, who they gonna check with?

Talib Fiasco

Johnny Electricity wrote: »

You didn't supply it. Distributed, certainly but not supplied

I know that but nobody has ever questioned that either :pac:

Although a HR girl commented a month ago to me that she has never seen such an impressive sounding first job in her life

becost

I have a few fake qualifications on my CV. My last job, they said it was company policy that you had to provide copies of the qualifications. :eek: Thank god there are people out there that post online CV's in public sites that contain PDF's of their qualifications. Also, thank god for PDF editing software.

brightkane

I put honesty down as a weakness.
every interview they try and tell me honesty isnt a weakness.
I tell them I don't give a fuk what they think

krudler

Use the words metrics, synergy, diverse and fundamental a lot, HR idiots love that sh1t.

Fox_In_Socks

krudler wrote: »

Use the words metrics, synergy, diverse and fundamental a lot, HR idiots love that sh1t.

Hmmm...with that sort of phrasing, you seem like the dynamic sort of self starting go getter that we are looking for.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

becost wrote: »

I have a few fake qualifications on my CV. My last job, they said it was company policy that you had to provide copies of the qualifications. :eek: Thank god there are people out there that post online CV's in public sites that contain PDF's of their qualifications. Also, thank god for PDF editing software.

:eek: You are a genius!!!! I'll give you 10% of my future salary if that works for me.

krudler

You'd wonder whats to stop anyone just getting a few sim cards and using them as contact details for their former "bosses" but just bigging themselves up, I definitely know people who put mates numbers down as former supervisors and the like, I had someone down as my "manager" who hadnt worked for the place for nearly 2 years lol

Fox_In_Socks

krudler wrote: »

You'd wonder whats to stop anyone just getting a few sim cards and using them as contact details for their former "bosses" but just bigging themselves up, I definitely know people who put mates numbers down as former supervisors and the like, I had someone down as my "manager" who hadnt worked for the place for nearly 2 years lol

You'd expect a google-able landline contact number, really. Not a mobile number.

My name is URL

TheComeUp wrote: »

I gave myself the title of "Petroleum Supply and Distribution Specialist".

I tell you h'what