Top 10 Ways People Lie on a Resume (Translation: Don't be That Guy or Gal)
Want to Google something? Go ahead and type “lying on.”
As for the very first word to appear? That would be “resume.”
Believe it or not, people frequently lie on their resumes. As in a lot. We won’t get into the startling stats; the whole take-away here underscores the importance of being honest on that CV. Whether people stretch a date or blatantly lie about a degree they never earned, none of it leads to anything good. In fact, Marquet International, a security consulting firm, compiled a list of the most common lies.
People in the resume liars club have forged any or all of the following:
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