All the clients I work for do qualification and other background checks, does any organisation not these days?
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My current and previous employers did no checks that I'm aware of. But as I was recruited here by someone who I'd worked with before, that explains it (or does itOriginally posted by Bagpuss View Post
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2 before that made me sit tests (and 1 did also ask for my degree certificates). I've nearly always worked in manufacturing so maybe the industry's Cinderella status reflects the comparative lack of background checking. Maybe people are less likely to exaggerate for such modest returns. I enjoy the environment and as a consequence accept its not so well paid.Comment
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The day companies don't:
- lie on their job specs
- specify skills that will never be used
- pretend a support role is a development role
- claim a 20 year old legacy project will require knowledge of C#, Java and .net
...is the day I will produce a completely truthful CV
'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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Was kind of forced to select that as there was not a option likeOriginally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
"CV is mostly true, just a few minor things fudged like start/end dates"
Basiclly just closed up some gaps between contracts when i decided could not be assed to get a new contract straight awayComment
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"I would claim credit for more than I did" ?Originally posted by Not So Wise View PostMy all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Guess one could pin something like that into that category if one was going to be ultra strict on the interpretation, but me personally would clasify that to be something likeOriginally posted by RichardCranium View Post
"Was the PM/Lead Developer for <Huge Project>"
When reality is you were just a normal dev in a team of 20+Comment
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If I want to change my CV, I get the courses, exams and experience first.
It's called Continual Professional Development, don't y'know...."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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WHS.Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post
My current one did, I think they're getting more savvy these days..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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