My resume isn't exactly the most honest document out there - I'd say about 60-70% of it is made up of lies or exaggerations. I added a couple of years of experience to get a better salary when I started out, and it worked! Now I'm getting paid like I've got 4.5 years of experience when I'm actually only a 2-year.
I'm doing fine in my current job and my skills are up to par, but I can't help but wonder if I'm setting myself up for trouble down the line. I'm thinking about looking for a job in Europe or the US eventually. I doubt they'll do a background check since I'm from a certain country, but I'm still concerned.
Any advice would be appreciated!
DO NOT DO THIS. YOU WILL HAVE A FAMILY IN FUTURE, THIS WILL COME TO BITE YOU IN THE ASS. THEY CAN SUE YOU Legally AND THEY WILL
To get my foot in I also did the same added a company that went bankrupt and noone was there to ask about the company as there was no existing HR or anything. Said I was CMO before being CMO at new company I joined! Basically lied my way to top role
This is copied from Blind. 😂
Wure have you actually added 2 years... I means like which company names you added and what were you doing really at that time???
I did this early in my career. Added a few months here and there so that it added up to 2 yoe. I was mainly working at early stage startups so they didn't really check if you build a good rapport with the founder during interviews. I briefly worked on a product where I frequently talked with HRs at top companies and was surprised that it wasn't really that difficult to verify all these things. Guess you and I got lucky 😂
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Hi,
I recently clear all tech interviews and tmrw is my hr round.
I written in my resume that my last working day was 31st dec 2023. But i work till 31st oct 2023.
Will it affect my candidature. I did it because i was not gettin...
I had a 6 month internship, and now I showed in my resume as Full time job, and got the offer. Will there be any problem in faking payslip?
What do you think are some white lies that don't matter? To what extent is lying and altering details on resumes acceptable? How should a job seeker approach the honesty thing ?