How much do you lie in your CV ?
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4710 percent lies.23.40%1130 percent lies.8.51%450 percent lies.0.00%070 percent lies.0.00%090 percent lies.0.00%0100 percent lies.6.38%3I Don't lie.61.70%29 -
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I just came out of an interview for a job I really want. I lay about 30 percent on her questions about pass project experiences. Man I was good lying to her face without my eyes blinking. On a occasion i touched my nose though.
I hope they don't get to the references.Comment
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Laying is an important quality and it is hard to deny it. You will be laying if you deny. Being lain by agents and employers and bosses and sales people and girls has finally made me wise now. You need to do it to break in. Politicians do it , agents do it , everyone does it.Originally posted by wendigo100Is that one of the 30%?
Wen , Is this your real picture ?Last edited by 2uk; 3 May 2007, 23:19.Comment
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Only lie about stuff I know I can pick up fairly quickly. For example I have Java core language and experience with ASP and CGI - so I say I have JSP.Comment
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No need to lie on the CV.
However, having faced a 3-person panel interview that drills down to a VERY technical level, if I had lied, it would have been picked up.
Saying that, i have also been interviewed by "CoCo" the clown...Comment
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I'd say about 10 percent.
More on stuff such as "trained in stuff such as Package XYZ for warehouse modelling". Never been trained in it but as I learnt AutoCAD in two very heavy days of learning I think I can master it quickly.Comment
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