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Adding stuff to your CV - hmmmm

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    #21
    Originally posted by CoolCat View Post
    Most CV’s are full of lies. Certainly linkedin profiles of many people I know falsely represent their roles in various jobs where I have first hand experience of what they really did, and am able to compare with their linkedin version. Indeed in permie land many jump many layers of hierarchy with these tricks. I am probably far too honest and modest.
    Some people are just more flowery in their language than you are doesn't mean they are lying.

    I remember when I started out a manager reworded some of the skills I had and they looked more impressive.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #22
      Originally posted by darrylmg View Post
      I tend not to remove old skills from my CV.
      Is it possible that some people did do something at some point, but just can't remember the specifics now?
      Is it wrong to declare those skills still, or should they be prefixed with some sort of caveat?
      Is there an amount of elapsed time when a skill should be marked as old?
      I wasnt meaning obscure skills, more the generic stuff, analysts claiming theyve done xyz but seemingly dont have a grasp of the software delivery lifecyle or can comment about managing risk through the SDLC.

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        #23
        Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
        Some people are just more flowery in their language than you are doesn't mean they are lying.

        I remember when I started out a manager reworded some of the skills I had and they looked more impressive.
        there is a difference between telling the truth or not, and making things positive and flowery or not. i know many openly not telling the truth.

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