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Previously on "Another one 'lying and fabricating'"

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  • SupremeSpod
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    Its amazing that some employers get upset with embellishing CV's I have never seen an honest job specification.
    Really?

    Here's a job spec.

    Senior Developer, must be sh!t hot, based in Manchester and be willing to get the job done, in return we'll pay you a decent salary.

    What more is needed?

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  • darrenb
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    Its amazing that some employers get upset with embellishing CV's I have never seen an honest job specification.
    The problem is, when companies don't have the nous to evaluate candidates, and overspecify things to compensate, then candidates in a bad economy are forced to turn their CVs into alphabet soup too. It's all smoke and mirrors. Of course, a dumb filter in the middle that places all the emphasis on keywords makes things ten times worse.
    Last edited by darrenb; 16 May 2012, 01:57.

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  • vetran
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    Its amazing that some employers get upset with embellishing CV's I have never seen an honest job specification.

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  • darmstadt
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    Surely not:

    Recruitment companies, with the exception of headhunters at the higher levels, are often grubby, ugly places, staffed by low-grade, barely skilled operators. Few firms act ethically and responsibly.

    For some reason, the people who run these parasitic organisations continue to imagine they can get one over on companies and candidates who are savvier and better-connected than they are.

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  • oracleslave
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    Originally posted by MrMark View Post
    To be fair, there are probably candidates out there who stretch the truth on their cv too!
    Allegedly there are

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  • MrMark
    started a topic Another one 'lying and fabricating'

    Another one 'lying and fabricating'

    Another tech recruiter ‘lying and fabricating’ – Milo Yiannopoulos – The Kernel

    Seems to be getting a good selection of comments, both pro and anti-.
    To be fair, there are probably candidates out there who stretch the truth on their cv too!

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