We’re in competitive times, unemployment is on the way up, competition within the job hunting market is desperately high, and for some the temptation to tip the balance between positive manipulation and simple untruth when delivering facts within their resumes can just be too much to resist.
I have seen it before and whilst these days my role doesn’t require much involvement in recruitment, when I have previously been heavily involved in interviewing, the one major turn off as an interviewer was to uncover the lie.
It is unnecessary, unacceptable and in my eyes paints such a bad picture of any potential employee that I would not entertain employing such an individual whether they or not they have already started "subject to references".
Liars beware, telling the truth in resumes is the only way to start a new career and the misguided perception held by many that once you have got your foot through the door you can prove your worth, may in some circles be acceptable, but in the unlikely event that this is so, it is highly likely that you will be looking over your shoulder for the rest of your career and will more than likely be the first in line to be a fall guy should one ever be required!
In these times possibly more than any before certainly in a generation, the employers can pick and choose at will, such is the imbalance within the current skills market and therefore yes, you must pay more consideration to individual applications, you do need to prepare appropriately, highlight your experiences and promote yourself to the best of your ability. But an overriding factor for most employers wishing to engage in long term relationships is to see transparency and truth in resumes.
It is possible in this day and age to be pitched up against several thousand other applicants. This is not just as a result of the economic downturn but also because of the internet and other forms of media that can attract job seekers from all over the world to certain job advertisements.
If indeed you feel uncomfortable writing a resume under such conditions, you should consider employing the skills of others more suitably trained to help you gain that job or career opening that you seek, but remember that being untruthful to such an organization does not excuse the white lie as you will ultimately be held responsible for telling the truth in resumes submitted or manufactured for you.
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Not telling the truth in your resume can lead to a very short career. Once employers have discovered the truth, apart from being within their rights to dismiss you with little or no notice, they will inevitably refuse to provide essential references, or even worse, bad references to any future employers. It is also possible depending on the impact of your lie has had on a business that you could end up in very costly law suits for not supplying truthful resume and even end up in prison.
Some people may foolishly believe that the risk is worth it, and having been found out that they will just omit the whole experience from their resume as if it never happened. Once again I will cast a warning that employers will look for blank times within your resume and are likely to pay specific attention to why and what happened during any gaps. The burden of proof will rest on you to prove what you have been doing during those times.
Telling the truth in your resumes is imperative, and for those of you who have lost out to candidates who have not been as honest as you, I can understand your frustration. The only consolation I can provide is that when the individual is eventually found out, they will surely be dealt a well deserved blow in their career. I might add for those successful liars who may happen upon this article and currently feel confident and safe in their positions that they may wish to investigate what might happen to their pension rights and associated benefits if they lose their role due to lying at their interview whether it be 1, 5 or 10 years down the road. It may be worth taking a job move now but telling the truth in your resume to provide yourself with a little peace of mind?
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