Comments on: The “little white lie” of resume fraud http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/the-%e2%80%9clittle-white-lies%e2%80%9d-of-resume-fraud/ Corporate outplacement and job search news and views from RiseSmart Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:43:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Michael B. Levine http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/the-%e2%80%9clittle-white-lies%e2%80%9d-of-resume-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-11358 Michael B. Levine Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:35:23 +0000 http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/?p=1602#comment-11358 Great article! I thought I’d share with you a great new, free tool to help job seekers: www.preverify.com PreVerify is a free tool with which job seekers can conduct their own accurate and professional employment verifications. Great article!
I thought I’d share with you a great new, free tool to help job seekers: http://www.preverify.com
PreVerify is a free tool with which job seekers can conduct their own accurate and professional employment verifications.

]]> By: whatdoyoudo http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/the-%e2%80%9clittle-white-lies%e2%80%9d-of-resume-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-11337 whatdoyoudo Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/?p=1602#comment-11337 After being unable to find work for about 8 mnths I decided I had nothing to lose by adding a little "something" to my resume. I don't condone lieing, however, if I have to choose between my wife and being evicted from our home, and having our cars repo'd because someone is looking for a year more experience than I have , then I will do whatever it takes including lieing. I did get my current job based on a lie and have received 5 figure performance bonus as well as a 10% raise to stay when I was offered a position with another company. Both are wrong but there is a big difference in lieing to get ahead and lieing to make the house payment. After being unable to find work for about 8 mnths I decided I had nothing to lose by adding a little “something” to my resume. I don’t condone lieing, however, if I have to choose between my wife and being evicted from our home, and having our cars repo’d because someone is looking for a year more experience than I have , then I will do whatever it takes including lieing.

I did get my current job based on a lie and have received 5 figure performance bonus as well as a 10% raise to stay when I was offered a position with another company.
Both are wrong but there is a big difference in lieing to get ahead and lieing to make the house payment.

]]> By: Benson http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/the-%e2%80%9clittle-white-lies%e2%80%9d-of-resume-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-11306 Benson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:01:17 +0000 http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/?p=1602#comment-11306 It's very possible that workers who have told the truth on their resumes, will do horribly once in the position. On the other hand, I suppose if one lies on their resume, and does a great job, who the heck really cares? In jobs like sales or technical disciplines, you will have to prove your worth or out the door you go. This is true, having lied or not lied, on your resume. To me, it's more about how the person performs on the job. My money says, no company will fire a sales exec who is making them a fortune every month, even if they fudged their resume. Same with a computer programmer- If they can cut good code in a timely manner, they are worth their weight in gold, lies or no lies on the old resume... It’s very possible that workers who have told the truth on their resumes, will do horribly once in the position. On the other hand, I suppose if one lies on their resume, and does a great job, who the heck really cares?

In jobs like sales or technical disciplines, you will have to prove your worth or out the door you go. This is true, having lied or not lied, on your resume.

To me, it’s more about how the person performs on the job. My money says, no company will fire a sales exec who is making them a fortune every month, even if they fudged their resume.

Same with a computer programmer- If they can cut good code in a timely manner, they are worth their weight in gold, lies or no lies on the old resume…

]]> By: Jim Edwards http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/the-%e2%80%9clittle-white-lies%e2%80%9d-of-resume-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-11304 Jim Edwards Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:31:07 +0000 http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/?p=1602#comment-11304 Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age. A resume is like Coco Chanel once said, “When a woman is badly dressed, you notice the clothes. When a woman is well dressed, you notice the woman.” You can’t build chemistry on deception. Resumes only became customary after World War II, as a means for employers to eliminate unqualified candidates among scores of GIs looking for new jobs. Not much has changed. Nowadays, nearly every individual, starting a job search, begins by developing a resume, but decision makers only spend and average of ten seconds scanning them. A resume cannot do the heavy lifting in a job search. Its purpose is strictly to function, in conjunction with a follow-up call, as a marketing tool to initiate a conversation with the decision maker. Your goal should be to present your background and accomplishments in a visually appealing, reverse chronological order, with dates, succinctly and honestly. Stay away from functional resumes, extensive formatting and leaving dates off to hide age. A resume is like Coco Chanel once said, “When a woman is badly dressed, you notice the clothes. When a woman is well dressed, you notice the woman.” You can’t build chemistry on deception.

]]> By: Jack http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/the-%e2%80%9clittle-white-lies%e2%80%9d-of-resume-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-11241 Jack Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog/?p=1602#comment-11241 It pays to be honest! When it comes to resumes and cover letters too... It pays to be honest! When it comes to resumes and cover letters too…

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