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I turn up to every interview (well, back in the days when you used to have to travel to attend one I did) and accentuate the positive without inventing stuff and let them decide.
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Post
Then say you've done it and learn how to do it while you're waiting for the role to start.
Just make sure you learn any specific Solaris things that might different to other Unix.
ZFS/Containers etc.
Or as you probably don't know the details yet, you can always say "I've migrated Solaris but not that type/method etc." later.
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Originally posted by mallisarealperson View PostYou have all misunderstood my post.
The agent wanted me to say I had migrated a Solaris server in my last role.
At my last role they did not even have any Solaris servers.
My Solaris experience which I informed the agency at the beginning is over 10 years ago.
I have everything else the role asked for.
This was never about tweaking your CV to get the role. This was making up a lie. Which I still state is wrong.
Anyway moved on and put the agency on my personal avoid list.
Regards.
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Originally posted by mallisarealperson View PostYou have all misunderstood my post.
The agent wanted me to say I had migrated a Solaris server in my last role.
At my last role they did not even have any Solaris servers.
My Solaris experience which I informed the agency at the beginning is over 10 years ago.
I have everything else the role asked for.
This was never about tweaking your CV to get the role. This was making up a lie. Which I still state is wrong.
Anyway moved on and put the agency on my personal avoid list.
Regards.
Then say you've done it and learn how to do it while you're waiting for the role to start.
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You have all misunderstood my post.
The agent wanted me to say I had migrated a Solaris server in my last role.
At my last role they did not even have any Solaris servers.
My Solaris experience which I informed the agency at the beginning is over 10 years ago.
I have everything else the role asked for.
This was never about tweaking your CV to get the role. This was making up a lie. Which I still state is wrong.
Anyway moved on and put the agency on my personal avoid list.
Regards.
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Embellishment of CVs is actually quite normal by agencies, I've also come across it. The interviewer did't really bat an eye lid when he spotted an embellishment on my CV, and it probably helped to get the interview. You can always brush it off as a misunderstanding between you and the agency in the interview if a direct question comes in. However this may have gone a step too far. Sticking in an extra key word is OK but if the role has been rewritten that is probably is an embellishment too far.Last edited by BlasterBates; 3 July 2021, 07:57.
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Originally posted by NowPermOutsideUK View PostI dont think the agency has done anything wrong - They have tried to help you which you should be grateful for actually - I wish agents that I use were more proactive and can tell me clearly the questions and answers that are likely to be asked at interview
You are well dreaming about the SAR request either.
The agent is a little cautious with the truth. So what? He's a salesman.
The agent clearly recognised the OP as being a good fit, but the CV was a weaker area, that maybe needed some help.
I have a pal who is an agent (not in IT), and he writes the CVs for his candidates as he wants to place them successfully.
It's not uncommon for other industries. IT recruitment agents don't understand the technology well enough to do that.
As for sharing the other persons CV.... That's only a GDPR issue if the owner of the CV hasn't allowed it to be used for this purpose. Seeing as that person is likely to get to see the CV that comes in after updating, I would imagine they know what's being done otherwise everyone is going to look foolish.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
That's definitely my approach. Let them turn me down, rather than me.
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I dont think the agency has done anything wrong - They have tried to help you which you should be grateful for actually - I wish agents that I use were more proactive and can tell me clearly the questions and answers that are likely to be asked at interview
You are well dreaming about the SAR request either.
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View PostIf someone offers you a great opportunity and you're not sure if you can do it, say yes and figure it out when you get there.
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If someone offers you a great opportunity and you're not sure if you can do it, say yes and figure it out when you get there.
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Originally posted by lecyclist View PostIt used to be normal when applying for public sector positions, for agents to say :
"The client scores CVs based on a weighing of rate against skills keyworded in your CV for x, y, z.
I don't see x, y, z in your recent employment history. Could you update your keywords otherwise your application will go no further"
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It used to be normal when applying for public sector positions, for agents to say :
"The client scores CVs based on a weighing of rate against skills keyworded in your CV for x, y, z.
I don't see x, y, z in your recent employment history. Could you update your keywords otherwise your application will go no further"
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostThere are ways of writing your CV that showcase your skills but gloss over the dates of when those skills were acquired.
A portfolio CV I believe it's called. It's a type that gets bandied about by CV writers but I've never had an agent or client accept it.
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Originally posted by krytonsheep View PostTailoring a CV to get an interview is good, but in this situation it's already passed that stage and an interview is booked.
I can only think of a few scenarios. The CV that got the interview isn't the CV the OP submitted, it's a made up CV by the agent based on a person that landed a role on the client (very naughty). Or the agent is trying to say "this persons work history got them in, see if you can pull out the buzz words and use them in the interview" ( fair enough).
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