lying on your CV

Mr-White

Mr-White

Mr-White

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i know it not good to lie about things you havent got but is it ok lying about things you have got ?

i currently have a degree in IT, an MCSE, security clearance and currently studying for a CCNA.

All my jobs have been 1st/2nd line support which is more hands on remote support than stuck with a phone all day. the problem ive got is the junior 1st line roles basically say i'm too qualifed and technical and wont stay long enough to be worth employing but if i apply for more advanced/technical 2nd line jobs i always get told i interview well but someone with more experience got the job.

so now im stuck :(

MW
 
everyone manipulates the truth but is saying i dont have say an MCSE as bad as saying i do when i dont ?

MW
 
for the people who didnt realise i'm considering removing stuff off my CV not adding as i'm aware that could cost me my job

MW
 
If its completely irrelevant then dont include it, if you have to include it then just a note, no detail.

dont add things that you really dont have that is expected as part of the job.
dont put things that you cannot back up!
 
Mr-White said:
everyone manipulates the truth but is saying i dont have say an MCSE as bad as saying i do when i dont ?

MW
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As everyone had said above, you can add a shine to the description of what you have done.

With professional qualifications don't even think about it. I've had two members of staff that has been let go through lying. Reason being they got through the general recruitment process and then landed on my project. They weren't cutting the mustard so one quick call to Microsoft to verify their credentials and it turned out they weren't what they said they were. Most don't make it through the cv stage.

edit - you added post above as I was typing. Removing stuff is fine. If there is a role where my experience in an area would ask questions, it gets left off.
 
pitchfork said:
It's illegal to lie on your cv aparently.
Even leaving out any training in order to get a job.
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Are you sure about that? I know you can lie by omission but I wouldn't have thought that leaving out things that are (or you view to be) irrelevant would be a problem. Worst case scenario here is the employer gets someone more qualified and capable than they expected, Mr-White gets a job where he can gain the experience he needs. I'm really struggling to see the loser in the situation.
 
^heh.

Lie away, just make sure you can back it up.
If you're saying "can i leave off a qualification" then sure, if you want. They might look at you funny when they find out you're more qualified than you say you are :/
 
i know a guy who lied about going to uni (even to his parents!)

as soon as you've got experience, it doesn't really matter tbh
 
pitchfork said:
It's illegal to lie on your cv aparently.
Even leaving out any training in order to get a job.
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That's rubbish.

In terms of grades and qualifications, for the purposes of your CV you can effectively refuse anything you don't like.

For example if you got Us and Es at A-Level then you're under no obligation to disclose them.

As said previously, it's not a legal document.
 
You can embelish, I can probably put "Herefordshire County Table Tennis Doubles Champion", but it was over 10 years ago ! It's still true and if someone ask, I can tell them the details but i am not lying.
 
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My lack of qualifications has done me no harm :p

I have none, and head up Tech Support for Emea of the worldwide company I work for. They didnt care about any bits paper I had (or didnt as it were!), they looked at my detailed descriptions of my previous working experience and decided I was the best candidate for the job.

Only once did i get turned down for a role for a qualification reason (well, its the only time I have not been offered the job after an interview), that was when i got through to the final stages, just me and another candidate, and they decided that he had a degree so was better qualified. Now thats a company I was glad I didnt get into after hearing that!
 
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