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Do employers actually know or care about lying on resume? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by ZILtoid1991@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The current system of job seeking often requires to lie on resume. It is even being highly recommended by people that coach people for job seeking, although with some moderation of course.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've only ever even had one job call anyone I had on my resume.

I know this, because every contact info other than my own on my resume for the last 15 years has been fake and will forward to my own phone so I can pretend to be my own reference if I need to.

I could probably lie about being able to actually do the job and having past experience in it, too; but that would be a little silly since I wouldn't be able to actually do the job and they would find that out pretty quick.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you use any kind of voice masking for this?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nope. I just saw the forwarded number and act. Remember now, I've only ever actually had one place actually call. And they called everything.

I did also get the job.

[–] Devi@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just imagining you thinking up different characters for each job, Daniel from the supermarket, he's young, into fitness, goes to the gym daily, so you're putting on a tough muscle man voice, then it's Sheila from the library, quiet mousy lady, 65, maybe Scottish? Now you're doing a Mrs Doubtfire voice.

[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This would be a fun scene to watch. I'd check out that movie/TV show.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kind of relevant: https://youtu.be/SoZ41i2dSIw

[–] alcasa@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Srsly most place dont really vet all hires. As long as you come off fitting your CV in the interview its fine