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Sat on a Zoom meeting, wearing a tie waiting for the interviewer to join. I had previously been offered the role but didn't take it after they took too long to make an offer, so I was feeling confident.
About 5 mins after the start time I text my friend who works there to ask why no-one has joined.
Agency (Salt) didn't bother telling me the interview was cancelled as "I was asking for too much money".
The "too much money" amount was more than 50% over the rate I asked for.
At the very start of my career one agent from hays sent my cv through to the client after editing it and adding skills I didn't have.
He told me about it after I secured an interview so I had to learn as much as possible about the stuff he lied about before the interview. And that's how I landed my first role, by lying.
It was an entry-level role so nobody cared that I didn't know tulip but still makes me giggle how my whole career started from a series of lies.
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