Topic: Have you ever lied on a CV/resume?

TAY ZONDAY™ !SPRITE9KTI started this discussion 13 years ago #29,255

Which of the following best describes what you have done on a CV, to get a job you wanted.

Poll option	Votes	Percentage
No. I only tell the 100% bare truth on my CV.	-	0%
I do not lie at all, but I choose words that make me sound favorable.	4	67%
I embellish the truth a little.	1	17%
I outright lie on my CV.	-	0%
I claim to be the King of Prussia on my CV.	1	17%

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 30 minutes later[^] [v] #428,657

Syntax claims to have invented the curriculum vitae when advising Leonardo da Vinci on acquiring patrons in Renaissance Italy.

TAY ZONDAY™ !SPRITE9KTI (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #428,659

@previous (B)
Was that before, or after, he won an ancient Roman orgical dancing contest with Julius Caesar?

Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 22 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #428,666

@previous (TAY ZONDAY™ !SPRITE9KTI)
After, IIRC. In between, he was busy advising medieval Europe on diplomatic policy.

TAY ZONDAY™ !SPRITE9KTI (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #428,670

@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
lol

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 54 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #428,691

Who doesn't choose words that make them sound favourable? Hardly going to say "yeah I'm a bit of a cunt, don't get on with people and I'm a slow worker".

Minichan