When is it worth lying on your CV?

mel123 · 19-09-2019 03:36PM

PeteTown wrote: »

Yes, but now that you mention it I once got a job that surprisingly didn't vet my qualifications. Could I have known this in advance?

Im in a big multinational and they never asked for any of my certs that were on my CV and they never contacted anyone for a reference.

Damn am i pissed i didnt know this, i would have been better qualified and bigged myself up a lot more had i of known, and in turn id be a lot better paid!!!!

Strumms · 19-09-2019 07:03PM

mel123 wrote: »

Im in a big multinational and they never asked for any of my certs that were on my CV and they never contacted anyone for a reference.

I’d say that’s very much an exception. It could have been that from your CV and from your interview that they found you to be an obviously suitable and very much the desired candidate. It can be hassle too chasing up companies for references, often they can’t be arsed getting back. Also many companies now will just give a generic response such as confirming the length of service and that there hadn’t been issues etc...

Ash.J.Williams · 19-09-2019 07:08PM

Londyn Jolly Tomb wrote: »

A friend told me that she applied for a job and was asked for proof of her Leaving Cert results.

She's 47 years old and did the Leaving in the same year the Berlin Wall came down.

If I was to go permanent I'd literally have write my life story on a whiteboard and 3 a major background check

_Kaiser_ · 19-09-2019 07:36PM

Strumms wrote: »

Also many companies now will just give a generic response such as confirming the length of service and that there hadn’t been issues etc...

That's very true and certainly the policy in the last few places I've worked. You can ask someone for a character reference but that's about it and even then many people won't be willing to help if there's any potential reason for concern.

As a manager myself, I hate being asked unless I'm honestly happy to recommend someone. I don't particularly like when staff try adding me to LinkedIn either.
Whatever about peers or senior staff who add me, I just think it's a bit of a conflict, but then I'm not a big fan of social media anyway to be honest which means no one is offended when I just don't respond.

19-09-2019 07:50PM

One of mine works in AML ( anti-money laundering ) and the background checks for the job were unreal including checks on myself and her father and sibling.

The Princess Bride · 19-09-2019 08:30PM

Whatever you do, don't say you're fluent in a language if you're not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydSNgr97gSY

sportsfan90 · 19-09-2019 09:30PM

I haven't done it but small lies are harmless I guess.

I know one guy who got a 2:2 degree who lied and said he got a 2:1. Now anyone who has applied for graduate positions in the past few years will know that many companies will say minimum of a 2:1 grade degree.

It wasn't checked and he got the job for which he otherwise would never even have been called for interview. Now a few years on, the grade of his degree doesn't matter anymore, it'll be all about the work experience he's got since getting that job. So it worked out pretty well for him.

Capt'n Midnight · 19-09-2019 09:31PM

Omackeral wrote: »

If your surname is Ward, Joyce or McDonagh

Guy meets a girl at a nightclub, after a few drinks and a chat, she invites him back to her place.

He call a taxi and they set off for her place, after twenty minuets they arrive at a halting site and the taxi stops.

Confused the guy says, "but I thought you told me that you were a nurse,"

"no2 she says, "I told you I was one of the Ward sisters, and thanks for the lift home boss."

19-09-2019 09:36PM

Since LinkedIn became quasi-obligatory*, how can anyone really lie on their CV?

It would have to pertain to something so trivial that nobody would notice, so would be unlikely to swing an application.

*I was once told by a HR guy that he wouldn't consider hiring someone who didn't have linkedin or social media.

Greentopia · 19-09-2019 10:04PM

tastyt wrote: »

The truth gets you nowhere.

Fake it until you make it and don't worry about being honest with your employer, they'll lie to you forever telling you how much you mean to them and all sorts of ****e.

Truth is, when profits are down and the **** hits the fan , you and your colleagues will be the first to suffer.

Never feel guilty about anything you get from a corporate. If it's a small or family run business I'd feel a little different

The way people here talk about working in corporate jobs-threads like Biggest Scandal in Workplace- makes something like being a sewer cleaner sound like a dream job. :pac:

Never in a million years.

Edgware · 20-09-2019 02:39PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Guy meets a girl at a nightclub, after a few drinks and a chat, she invites him back to her place.

He call a taxi and they set off for her place, after twenty minuets they arrive at a halting site and the taxi stops.

Confused the guy says, "but I thought you told me that you were a nurse,"

"no2 she says, "I told you I was one of the Ward sisters, and thanks for the lift home boss."

Was she a Ward sister in Cappagh?

Ficheall · 20-09-2019 03:10PM

IsThisOneFree wrote: »

And lastly, remember that a good percentage of companies use agencies ... they're looking at CVs every day, and I'd be fairly confident they could spot a fake CV a mile off.

The biggest fecking spoofers of them all.

smurfjed · 20-09-2019 03:29PM

Over the years I've known quite a number of people who spoofed their way into the left seat of commercial airliners. And others who turned up for interviews claiming to be Captains but as soon as they sat in the simulator seat they automatically tried to adjust the seat using the wrong hand which would indicate that they were actually used to flying in the right seat as a first officer.

OneArt · 20-09-2019 10:21PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Since LinkedIn became quasi-obligatory*, how can anyone really lie on their CV?

It would have to pertain to something so trivial that nobody would notice, so would be unlikely to swing an application.

*I was once told by a HR guy that he wouldn't consider hiring someone who didn't have linkedin or social media.

It's called content marketing.

20Wheel · 20-09-2019 11:28PM

when?

if you were unemployed and they gave you the fake smile and cold shoulder treatment for daring to be unemployed, thus perpetuating your cycle of 'you cant get a job because youre unemployed which means you can't get a job ... '

that would be an acceptable time.

another might be if you quite rightly told an upstart to go fck himself and walked out thus leaving you in the position in the later interview of having to talk about why you left your last job.

that too might necessitate a lie. because they wouldn't treat you fairly, so lie your ass off.

i made the right decision in telling an upstart to go shove it, and then lied my way into new (better) work (after a nice lazy holiday), i highly recommend it.

as soon as they hear 'dispute' they'll just rule you out anyway, you could be wronged like martin luther king and they're still just going to think 'oooh trouble maker'.

you wont get a fair shot, so fck them back in advance and just lie.

con___manx1 · 20-09-2019 11:39PM

I guarantee other applicants are lying on there cv. I have done it but only a little that i could get away with if i did get the job.

Uncle Charlie · 21-09-2019 12:06AM

Everyone lies on their CV I think its just a matter to what degree.

When is it worth lying on your CV?

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