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Resumes - experience - fudgingthetruth

Posted: Feb 11, 2012

Just wondering if anyone exaggerates their experience on their resume or put specialties that maybe you don't know as well as you say you do. It's a cut-throat market out there and with the difficulty getting a job, just curious if you are tempted to fudge the truth on resumes?

Resumes - justme

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No, I don't lie on my resume and only state the experience I have. I've been in MT for quite a few years and have done a lot, but certainly not everything. I only state what I've done, and maybe even miss some things. Not in my character to do something like that when it comes to my employment.

justme - Old Pro

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If I were still in business, I would hire you in a heartbeat. I like your ethics!

Well... - Old MT

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You can sabotage yourself by lying. They are going to probably send you a test based on your experience. If you lie about your experience, but still pass their test, it's going to be pretty obvious down the line where you don't have experience.

I chose to go the whole nine yards way back when (all specialities, including all in acute are), but I don't have pathology and radiology experience and I don't put that on there even if they're looking for pathology or radiology experience. I may miss out on a job if that's what they're looking for, but so be it.

Old MT - Old Pro

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Another ethical person! There is hope for the profession. Good for you. You sound like the sort of person I would love to hire.

fudgingthetruth - Old Pro

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There is no excuse for lying, which is a more honest name for "fudging the truth." I would never lie on a resume. The moral reasons notwithstanding, one can be fired for misrepresenting abilities and credentials.

Nope, never - bp

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I want a good relationship with my employer and if I start that relationship with lies then it is doomed from the beginning.

My apologies, that was for the OP, replied to wrong person. - bp

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nm

I lie like a rug. - Briana

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Okay, so if you say: "I have nearly 30 years experience", they say to themselves "What an old chick!" and toss your resume.

If you say, "I've transcribed, supervised, managed, provided tech support and created training programs", they say to themselves "Can't hold a job!" and toss your resume.

If you say "I have a degree", they say "Uppity broad!" and toss your resume.

BUT: If you say "I sorta think I no wutt I are doon wun it kums to transcribering", they hire you, thinking "We can get this sad sack for 2 cents a line!"

Hell yes, I lie. I leave out every positive attribute I possess and act like I just fell off the turnip truck.

Now, that's a winner.

that's disgusting - why lie

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Of course, after reading your posts, I don't think I'm surprised that you would lie.

To the OP- I think lying on your resume speaks to your values as an employee. I would totally advise against it.

I have been in the position of hiring MTs before and I can tell you those that lie - well it becomes really obvious they lied and they were not working for us long.

BTW- I've done this for 35+ years, have hired, trained, set up training programs, created QA departments, and worked on development of some of the very famous software now being used, oh and I have two degrees. And I want you to know that no matter what job I apply to, I get a response and usually an offer. If you have good skills, don't think that someone will NOT hire you because of that, it's simply a false thought process that some MTs love perpetuating to support their own inability to stay relevant.

I do believe Briana was joking and I found it amusing. - Some of us need to lighten up. nm

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:)

it was "tongue-in-cheek" to my eye - : )

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the reason I asked - fudgingthetruth

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I am the OP and the reason I asked is because I am in charge of hiring and I have gotten a resume from the same person (on different job postings) and the person sending it "conveniently" has the exact experience I am looking for. I was just curious if this was a trend I should take note of.

On the other hand... - sm

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Perhaps this person actually "conveniently" does have the experience you are looking for and might have "tweaked" her resume to reflect such, since it appears that is what you're looking for in the first place. Maybe there is no "trend" at all, just an honest MT looking for work.

Well, there's a thought. Of course, I could be wrong.

Agree. I very rarely send in the exact resume to 2 different companies. - HIMT

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I have a basic resume saved on my computer that I use with all my experience listed, but when I see an ad for a job I am interested in, I will tweak it to make the more pertinent information stand out. I never lie on my resume, just may rearrange the way the information is presented so the person hiring can quickly see I have the experience desired for the position. So far this has worked for me as I usually always get a quick response to my resume.

Well, here's an idea or two.... - Briana

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This is right in my wheelhouse, having some considerable experience in hiring:

1. Why don't you pick up the phone and check her references?

2. Why don't you identify some things that a person who has done (whatever it is) should know and should have experienced, and build some questions into your interview that would reveal whether or not she's done them?

For instance, if I were interviewing someone who has been a team lead, I would ask a lot of questions like this:

* Tell me about a time when you had to discipline someone on your team.

* Give me three specific examples of methods you have used to motivate your team.

* If you were interviewing me for your team, what are some of the questions you would ask me?

...etc.

Oh dear. Sarcasm/satire is lost in a typed environment - Oh well

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I thought it was funny.

I do the opposite - leave the earlier years out, as I'm - finding they only want 2-5 years experience -

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No more, no less.

Just enough experience to be able to do the work, but not so much as to realize they're being bamboozled when it comes to payment for said work.

Then, of course, there's that age-discrimination thing. MTSO's swear they're not doing it, but surprise! They ARE.

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