Lying in Job Interviews
This cluster discusses the ethics, risks, and prevalence of lying or exaggerating experience on resumes and during job interviews, with debates on whether it's acceptable, detectable, or a fireable offense.
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Are you advocating lying in job interviews?
ouch. what awful advice. lying by omission is not only a terrible way to enter into a trusting relationship with a new employer but could also be committing fraud.
Why were you hired? Did you outright lie?
The whole situation is sketch. Find another job. No one should ask you to lie outright like this.
> Lying about that is more likely to hurt your chances or get you fired down the roadthat hasn't been my experience
That you can't lie to potential employers?
It's lying but it's a lie that is backed up by your history when they search your previous jobs
What is the incentive for a hiring manager to lie? What could they get from it?
Isn't lying on during the job interview, especially to this extent, a fireable offense just about everywhere?
> A lie is far worse than a gapIt's only a lie if it's found out.Just say you were working on your own project or freelancing or something.Think of all the lies you've been told in your life where you never found out the truth!