Lying on your C.V.

semi-pro waster said:
You've raised an interesting point there, I wouldn't consider vLookups or IF statements advanced Excel - probably intermediate level with possibly certain macro programming being advanced. But it's interesting because we'd probably rate our level of knowledge very differently even if our actual knowledge/skill level was fairly similar.
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And I'd call you both fools for wasting your time with such harebrained tools :p
On your CV you're a 18 year old girl with no interest in computers and an open attitude to new sexual adventures?
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We once had a woman put "Gives great head" on her CV, she told us she was sick of being turned down for jobs and just wanted to see what would happen, but we reckon someone played a prank on her. Her face was a right picture when questioned about it.
 
I don't lie about anything on my CV or covering letter.

At most I write this single line for my A levels: "3 AS/A2 levels in ICT, Physics and Chemistry."

If the employer wants the grades they can ask me, if they don't like my grades (they're not bad, but not great) they won't hire me, if they throw the application out because I didn't list the grades they're not the sort of company I want to work for.

I've been turned down for being 1 grade short on a GCSE in the past, which is just silly when I have a Bachelors of Engineering honours degree.

Do these tactics work? Well I currently work for IBM...
 
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I am deliberately vague regarding certain things. For example, my grasp of foreign language. I said I could hold a basic conversation in German, not that I can any more.
 
[TW]Fox;18521714 said:
Is this not a criminal offence?
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Yes.

Section 2 Fraud Act 2006:

Fraud by false representation

(1)A person is in breach of this section if he—

(a)dishonestly makes a false representation, and

(b)intends, by making the representation—

(i)to make a gain for himself or another, or

(ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss.

(2)A representation is false if—

(a)it is untrue or misleading, and

(b)the person making it knows that it is, or might be, untrue or misleading.

(3)“Representation” means any representation as to fact or law, including a representation as to the state of mind of—

(a)the person making the representation, or

(b)any other person.

(4)A representation may be express or implied.
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semi-pro waster said:
You've raised an interesting point there, I wouldn't consider vLookups or IF statements advanced Excel - probably intermediate level with possibly certain macro programming being advanced. But it's interesting because we'd probably rate our level of knowledge very differently even if our actual knowledge/skill level was fairly similar.
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Yea i'd agree i was just citing examples :-)

Have to say when i went to this one guys house (Engineer wanting new job for more money) he said he had this qualification but couldn't find the certificate n was sorta miffed when i told him i wouldn't be putting it on.

I don't doubt the guy for a second but if i don't see it i could be (inadvertently) lying.

On his CV i did bend the truth on him using pneumatics but this was prior to his current job (3years ago a quick check tells me). He's used em but not recently not a lie but certainly bending the truth :)
 
Dj_Jestar said:
And I'd call you both fools for wasting your time with such harebrained tools :p
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:p Which, the formulas or Excel itself? I don't have a choice in the matter about which software package to use and for presenting financial information it's easy plus it's almost universally accessible which is important - it might not be the best but it's the most widespread and that compensates for a lot.
 
I've never lied on my CV but I know two individuals who were caught out on it. Both were fired. It's just not worth it.

Also, if you have to lie about how good you are to get a job then you're probably not that good in the first place.
 
Abraham said:
It can work both ways though, UCAS points seem to be the primary measure when it comes to clearing, I got an A and 3 C's at A-level, which I thought was a bit shoddy, but turns out in UCAS points it's the same as 3 A's, so everywhere I contacted through clearing offered me a place, presumably the people manning the clearing lines aren't trusted with more responsibility than tapping your grades into a calculator.
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That isn't the case at all. An A is worth 120 points and a C is worth 80 points. Uni's only use the top 3 A levels.
 
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