DO YOU LIE IN YOUR CV?
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xReminisce
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Do I lie in my CV: No
No
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Does it counts I lie that I actually have a CV? 
xReminisce
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let me go a bit deeper
as someone who has worked in HR
If we catch you lying on your CV
there is a big likelihood you will be fired even if you been employed for years.
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I have once, and it backfired, was told i was over qualified.
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xReminisce
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that's just fancy code word for
go away
You can't be overqualified for a job.
Doesn't matter how good you are, you are the one who applied for it to do just that. Not more, not less.
don't what? get firedAnd if you don't?
black dotted in that company, and it's affiliates.
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Yes, you can.
You can be, in a lot ways, "too much" or "too qualified"... it depends of the company's perspective.
xReminisce
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let's say
so let's say, with all your skills, credentials and what not.
You are hot shot chef at Hiltons hotel down in New York.
you needed a second job, because you need some extra income on the side for let's say, a fancier wedding.
You apply to local mcdonalds, just to be a burger flipper, full dead graveyard shift, 1.5x pay. Since that suits you as you have a day job.
Are you too qualified to be a maccas burger flipper?
Yes, skill wise, you exceed that, but to a company why should that matter. I have looked through countless of CVs at my company and there are plently of these cases where the person applying has done so much "better" positions but applying for something much much lower. Those experiences should not stop them from receiving the job.
I never "rejected" them ever for that very reason.
They are potential high quality assets that can grow in time. Benefit the company in the long run.
You ain't doing anything else but that position itself. You applied for it because you wanted the position. You weren't demoted there or forced transferred there.
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That's a good example. But limited to a number of John Doe s.
If you have, not only xyz, but the entire alphabet of the skills, you will find it very hard, if not impossible, to be hired to turn fries at MCs. I may be wrong, but I'm not sure about that.
Another possible example is, because the HR is working for the BO$$ and not for the slaves, the HR will reject a smart the fella. Better to use a newbie for a few months and throw away after, instead of dealing with a talented person who knows how to ask for his/her rights. But that's just a possible example, I'm not sure about it.
xReminisce
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HR don't work for the boss
they work for the company
common misunderstanding is that HR does what the top dog wants.
But in reality, they really do what's best interest in the company to avoid legal issues.
Even if that means, throwing the CEO under.
Training is very very very resource extensive.
To a point, most company actually hate hiring because hiring & training cost them alot more money than retaining and promoting good employees.
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Why didn't your friends tell you that everyone lies in their resume? That's the real question.
When it comes to job and career you gotta choose and pick friends very carefully. Any one can backstab you before you even having a slightest hint of it.
When it comes to job and career you gotta choose and pick friends very carefully. Any one can backstab you before you even having a slightest hint of it.
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HR is paid by the big dog(s),
Yes, And hiring a newbie, most of the problems are already solved, because he/she don't know how to defend himself/herself.
And, avoiding legal issues is in the advantage of the big dog(s), anyway.
I seen that in the last years games, all around the world.
CEO may not be the big dog there.
But, meanwhile, the peasant will remain a peasant (without rights, pushed by the hungry and motivated by revenge - a total mess).
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No and no. If you get a good interviewer, you're going to get caught in the lie.
It's also a fancy way of saying, "you're going to be too expensive"
In my case moving from the states where I have a 2 year degree in Criminal Justice (and these degrees are very state specific) to the Netherlands where they're trying to figure out WTH to do with me.
I was apparently "overqualified" to work at McDonald's even though I worked for a franchise for 5 years and when I left I had to train 2 shift managers and some others to do what I do. Really, it was code for "you're over 18 and have a degree, you're going to cost us too much".
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wrong. companies post job listings and the job does not exist. they will fuck you every chance they get, lying on CV is fucking fine. usually they send a task to test your skill. if you lie and they don't test it and you get the job, fuck them
xReminisce
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Most CEOs are scapegoats really
bad example on my part
I can't argue there, there way too many variables to be considered, and the type of company or business the CV is placed into.It's also a fancy way of saying, "you're going to be too expensive"
In my case moving from the states where I have a 2 year degree in Criminal Justice (and these degrees are very state specific) to the Netherlands where they're trying to figure out WTH to do with me.
I stand by what I said but at the same time both you & @TheMarquis have solid points too.
No, just no.