Lying on your C.V.

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...a friend of mine recently did, he's got a business management degree and but didnt do too well in his alevels, he was offered the job too (its in banking, which required a minimum number of ucas points). He told me in the event of them asking about he he'd say that, if he hadn't then he wouldn't have even been considered (which is true) and that getting through the whole interview process proves he's fit for the job.

So, if you was in the same situation would you do the same? Have you done it before?

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No, my CV is accurate in terms of qualifications and business experience.

I wouldn't do the same because I have heard stories of people lying with degrees and such and then on day 1 being asked for all the relevent documentation and being unable to provide.

The last job interview I went for other than the one I got recently, stated that on appointment credentials must be supplied to validate education. (Exams, degree, etc).

I might have put on my CV that I go running on there, which I do...occasionally :D
 
Nope, all of my professional experience/qualifications are 100% legit.

However, as Knubje, my personal preferences might change from time to time but I don't take them off of my C.V.
 
too many people know each other in my line of work, so lying would be pointless when it comes to experience.
 
I'm happy to lie (or stretch the truth at least).

God knows most employers give you enough b/s about raises/bonuses etc. I just see it as giving them a dose of their own medicine in advance.
 
[TW]Fox;18521714 said:
Is this not a criminal offence?
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Is it? Only experience of lying on CVs was the chap on the apprentice who said he'd got some catering qualification, when instead he went for a week.

He got the job.
 
When you are younger then qualification grades do matter, as it is one method employers will use to filter the candidates.
As you get older it is the work experience that becomes more important.
I have been at times been more qualified than the managers appointed above me !
There comments was, qualified by experience !
Yet I had just as much experience as them ! ! !
 
[TW]Fox;18521714 said:
Is this not a criminal offence?
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The only thing I think it might be covered under is 'obtaining money by deception', I do wonder whether the CPS would bring a case in such a circumstance though.
 
nas said:
...a friend of mine recently did, he's got a business management degree and but didnt do too well in his alevels, he was offered the job too (its in banking, which required a minimum number of ucas points). He told me in the event of them asking about he he'd say that, if he hadn't then he wouldn't have even been considered (which is true) and that getting through the whole interview process proves he's fit for the job.

So, if you was in the same situation would you do the same? Have you done it before?

/discuss.
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Getting through the interview process just means that you've got through the interview process, it doesn't mean you can actually do the job you've been hired for - which is why most companies operate a probation period for just that reason.

If he's lied and put an A for maths, and they ask him to look at something that an "A" student would easily understand, and he just can't do it, he's going to look like an idiot, and then look like a liar.

Reminds me of:

1st Interviewer: Mr. Murphy, do you mean that you lied on your application?

Spud: No! Uh. Yes. Only to get my foot in the door. Showing initiative and that like.
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Might be covered by the Fraud Act 2006, as some body said above obtaining money by deception but I can imagine obtaining the job alone by deception should be enough. What if you were chosen for said qualification because you stood out amongst the rest for having it and that part of their business structure then relied on it. It could do all sorts to indemnity insurance etc. That article with the woman who got a job at the NHS by lying, that's a clear case of where the indemnity insurance would rely on all staff being fit for the job they're hired for, if a claim was brought against the hospital and they found out that actually she wasn't as fit for the job as she made out, then there would be some heft lump sums heading out of certain accounts for sure.
 
[TW]Fox;18521841 said:
Well I've just provided a link to a news story where somebody was jailed for it.
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It doesn't say what she was actually charged with though, I was just thinking aloud as to what the offence might fall under.

I think the seriousness of the crime would be looked at with respect to any public prosecution of someone in such circumstances - if you had put public safety at risk by lying about qualifications on your CV (e.g. professional qualifications - like saying you're a qualified doctor or nurse, when you're not) then this would be more likely than saying that you got a B on your A-levels instead of a C.
 
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