Have You Ever Lied On Your Resume?
How much of your resume is factually correct, and how much of it is fabrication?
Often, one may be tempted to overstate one's achievements, like claiming an unfinished degree — even though one was only a few marks short and had worked very hard for it.
Harvard Business provides some self-tests for your job application:
Other shoe test:• How would you feel if the shoe were on the other foot and you were the hiring manager looking at this resume? What assumptions would you draw and would they be accurate?Read the full article.
• Front-page test: Would you think the same way if your accomplishment in question were reported on the front page of the Wall Street Journal? Or your prior employer's internal newsletter?
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