These 'lying on your cv' articles.

[Andy2]

I was asked by an agent if I had rdbms experience. I pointed out my oracle experience but he wanted rdbms

[EternalOptimist]

Balls. I have stuff on my CV that hasnt even been invented yet. I even have 3 years SKA version 3.1.1.0

the main job is to get past the agent. There is no point in impressing the heck out of a hirer with your absolute integrity, if that hirer never sees your CV

[doodab]

I was advised by another contractor at my last gig that "you had to lie to get the work". We were sat in my bosses car at the time. He was gone by the end of the week.

[EternalOptimist]

I was advised by another contractor at my last gig that "you had to lie to get the work". We were sat in my bosses car at the time. He was gone by the end of the week.

There's a moral there somwhere, but I just can't seem to work it out

[doodab]

There's a moral there somwhere, but I just can't seem to work it out

That you can be too honest sometimes?

[EternalOptimist]

I had one particularly astute PM interviewing me, he was looking at my CV

'You never seem to have any time off, never had a holiday in 15 years eh ?'
'Well the agent told me to remove all gaps from my work history, because they looked bad'
'Ok , and what else did the agent ask you to change ?'


Brilliant, I now had a chance to sell myself (and show my integrity)

[norrahe]

Well I lost out on a gig that I should have been a shoe in for, all down to the way I was interviewed, the client didn't seem to know what they were looking for and asking really obscure questions on what they thought a BA role should be.

Apparently 10 years experience isn't enough....

Often the end client doesn't really understand what is involved in some roles and if you don't have someone with the actual technical knowledge assisting in the interview then you're stuffed.

[NotAllThere]

...
Brilliant, I now had a chance to sell myself (and show my integrity).

..and rubbish the agent. Result!

[Paddy]

I have been sat in offices of various clients when they have specked for a contractor. It starts off with something quite reasonable until other hangers on are asked for their input. Additions are made as each person gives their input and often it has nothing to do with the role but more to do with; as we are paying for someone; we can learn from the contractor’s skills. The agent doesn’t do his job properly by queering if all the skills are necessary. Come the time of CVs, no candidate fills all the skills so off go the client to a different agent. The client is surprised that they receive the same bunch of CVs from the new agent.

[norrahe]

I have been sat in offices of various clients when they have specked for a contractor. It starts off with something quite reasonable until other hangers on are asked for their input. Additions are made as each person gives their input and often it has nothing to do with the role but more to do with; as we are paying for someone; we can learn from the contractor’s skills. The agent doesn’t do his job properly by queering if all the skills are necessary. Come the time of CVs, no candidate fills all the skills so off go the client to a different agent. The client is surprised that they receive the same bunch of CVs from the new agent.

That's happening for a role I interviewed for on Monday, seems every agent is hawking it about and I'm getting lots of calls for it from everyone else.