Education & Reference Have you ever lied about your qualifications?

[Drakescoffeecake]

Well? At a job interview have you ever lied or exaggerated about your qualifications? Has it paid off? Or have you ever been caught?

 

[Lazarus]

The more apt question is has anyone ever not lied about their qualifications?

 

[Asgardian]

Strange question ...

Don't employers check the details of job applicants?

I was head-hunted a few times after I had been investigated.

 

[HarryTiger]

I had fake gynacology certifications made up over the internet. It was fun practicing at the start but eventually I got sick of looking up ****s everyday.

 

[Kaladin Stormblessed]

Of course.

Lied about work experience.

Then exaggerated way over the top in the interviews, i.e. if i was a team member in a group activity, would make it sound like i'd been leading it.

Mind you, this was for my first ever full time job though when I didn't have much experience etc to back me up. Would let the resume speak for itself now I think. It's just about getting your foot in the door to begin with.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Don't need to. I have a habit of luckily cruising into getting jobs.

 

[lewigie]

Once told a chick I was good in bed.

 

[lewigie]

Strange question ...

Don't employers check the details of job applicants?

I was head-hunted a few times after I had been investigated.

Police clearance?

 

[Football God]

have on my resume i had work experience in a call centre fro about a month, got a couple interviews cos of that. hate talking over the phone btw

 

[rofltown]

not about qualifications

but exaggerate in an interview? of course

 

[Sir Eddie Menuek]

Yes.

Worked at Subway for a while.

Told people I was a Executive Director of Creative Arts in Food

 

[standingroomonly]

Worked at a service station during high school. Fossil Fuel Transfer Technician.

Sadly it's too long ago to put on my current resume. Was great for getting jobs during uni though.

 

[bulldogrick]

i lie all the time about what degree i'm doing at uni, i go the other way though and say i'm doing something like business or something equally standard.

 

[Caesar]

Exaggerating in your CV and lying about your qualifications are different things. Everybody does the former, very few people (I would hope) do the latter. Claiming you have technical skills or knowledge you don't is able to be uncovered fairly easily.

I caught a guy lying about being part of a particular scholarship programme once. Unfortunately for him I had the same scholarship when I was at uni and knew the coordinator fairly well, so I called him to have a chat about his skills, work ethic, etc. - the guy had never heard of him.

 

[prankmonkey]

no need to lie or exaggerate on my CV due to my line of work and uni degree