CV integrity?

[oscarose]

Poll to follow...

[The Spartan]

Honesty is the best policy

[Diver]

100% the truth

I no longer need to lie or pad my CV

Wasn't always the case mind

[The Spartan]

I've always thought that I would hate to be caught out if I had used a bit of creativity on my C.V. and that it could mean my job/contract at the end of the day.

[oscarose]

Honesty is the best policy

Agreed, but your CV is the sales pitch to get you in the door and a bit of ‘flowering’ up does no harm IMO.

[StewieG]

This is going to be an interesting post. My one is 100% true and verifable. It wasnt always that way

[BolshieBastard]

have the (so far) 8 people who said their cv only contains the 'truth' told a fib!?

[Lockhouse]

Agreed, but your CV is the sales pitch to get you in the door and a bit of ‘flowering’ up does no harm IMO.

WOS. It's not lying, it's selling.

[Diver]

have the (so far) 8 people who said their cv only contains the 'truth' told a fib!?

Considering that there are only a handful of us in the UK and the industry, and project list, is very very limited (most of us in the industry know each other either personally or by reputation) it would be very difficult to pad out our CV's as you'd be found out almost immediately as everyone who sends a CV into our consultancy will in their list projects that several of us have worked on.

[rd409]

I am work in a very niche market, and every one knows everyone. Can't help but be honest. As a matter of fact, never needed to lie on the CV so far. Hope it stays like that.