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Do lies on your resume work? In most cases, no.
CNN.com and Careerbuilder.com put out an article, Ten tall tales told on résumés, talking about how lying on your resume effects your chances of landing that potential job. In summary, most of the time the hiring manager can see through your lies and can easily back check what you have boasted about yourself. You could be immediately disqualified if they find out you have been dishonest on your resume. It’s better to be honest rather than misleading as you will have to prove your false claims.
The end of the article gives tips on how to safely make your resume stand out. Here is a excerpt from the article on lying effectiveness:
But there’s a line between bending the truth and outright deception. According to the CareerBuilder.com survey, these were the most common falsehoods people admitted to using on a résumé:
• 38 percent of those surveyed indicated they had embellished their job responsibilities
• 18 percent admitted to lying about their skill set
• 12 percent indicated they had been dishonest about their start and end dates of employment
• 10 percent confessed to lying about an academic degree
• 7 percent said they had lied about the companies they had worked for
• 5 percent disclosed that they had been untruthful about their job title
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