It seems like such an easy thing to do; just list out what
you’ve done in your career thus far on some paper, and abracadabra, you have
yourself a resume! But we all know it is
not that simple. Building your resume
can be a time consuming process, and one where every single word matters. So, logically, you want to make sure that you
have the best possible words, right?
Well, not necessarily, because those best possible words
might not always describe your actual experience. Now, I know that you hear to build up your
resume and spin things to accentuate what you can bring to the table. All that is true, but you still have to have
actually done what you claim! Resume fraud is one of the easiest ways to get yourself removed from consideration for
a position, or even get fired if you’ve already landed the job. It’s not just college students that are prone
to this either.
Ever heard of Scott Thompson? No?
You’re probably not alone. Well,
he was the President of PayPal until earlier this year, when he left to become
CEO at Yahoo. Pretty impressive if you
ask me. His main problem though was that
his resume had been falsified. It wasn’t
even anything egregious, just adding a degree he didn’t have. Yet within a week of this being unearthed, he
was gone from Yahoo despite all his success in the business world.
Let’s think about this.
If a company like Yahoo is willing to move along from the person they
selected as CEO over a falsified resume, do you think you’re going to stand
much of a chance when (because it is when, not if) your employer finds out that
you lied? My money is on NO! Be yourself, whether on paper, in person,
over the phone, or any other media. That’s
the truest way to success. Let your real
skills shine through rather than taking the temptation to make something a
little better than it really should be.
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