Knowing How to Lie to Recruiters
16 August 2011
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Text: Cheating on your resume, yes. Everyone cheats, everyone knows it. But precisely: there are lies that work and lies that fail… Learn to make the difference.
To avoid:
- Playing on words
Resumes are misleading. Often, candidates juggle words to trick the recruiter, who, obviously, is not completely fooled. Thus, using the term "training" or "level" instead of the word "diploma" is common. This means that the course has been completed, of course, but bad faith may be poorly perceived by the recipient.
- Falsifying dates
To forget a period of inactivity, some dates are modified, or even forgotten. It is wiser to avoid this kind of procedure, easily verifiable.
- Exaggerating your experience
If recruiters know the rules of the game and accept positive exaggerations, it still remains that abusing it will make you end up in the "trash". Going from 3 months to 6 months will be tolerated while going to 2 years will make you sink.
While it is, indeed, interesting to know how to sell yourself, and thereby prove that you are a good salesperson, it is imperative not to cross certain limits that will no longer be understood as talent but as an attempt at manipulation.
- Overestimating your language level
Recruiters are well aware – because they are used to it – that applicants attribute language skills that they do not possess. They will turn a blind eye to certain overestimations but certainly not to a blatant lie. Frequently, during the interview, they will unmask the cheater by forcing him, without warning, to speak in the language sold as acquired.
- Exaggerating your past responsibilities
Saying that you supervised a team of twenty salespeople when it was, in fact, only two, is suicidal. First, the recruiter, with repeated and precise questions, will quickly shed light on the deception. Second, even if it went through, you would find yourself obliged to manage the unmanageable.
- Lying about obtaining a diploma
It is perfectly easy for the employer to confirm your qualifications and achievements. Claiming to be part of a particular class is folly. A clever phone call and you would be lost for the position, or even reputation.
In conclusion, remember, at all times, that "everything is in the dose…"
Article written by The ReKrute.com Team
Posted online August 16, 2011.
To avoid:
- Playing on words
Resumes are misleading. Often, candidates juggle words to trick the recruiter, who, obviously, is not completely fooled. Thus, using the term "training" or "level" instead of the word "diploma" is common. This means that the course has been completed, of course, but bad faith may be poorly perceived by the recipient.
- Falsifying dates
To forget a period of inactivity, some dates are modified, or even forgotten. It is wiser to avoid this kind of procedure, easily verifiable.
- Exaggerating your experience
If recruiters know the rules of the game and accept positive exaggerations, it still remains that abusing it will make you end up in the "trash". Going from 3 months to 6 months will be tolerated while going to 2 years will make you sink.
While it is, indeed, interesting to know how to sell yourself, and thereby prove that you are a good salesperson, it is imperative not to cross certain limits that will no longer be understood as talent but as an attempt at manipulation.
- Overestimating your language level
Recruiters are well aware – because they are used to it – that applicants attribute language skills that they do not possess. They will turn a blind eye to certain overestimations but certainly not to a blatant lie. Frequently, during the interview, they will unmask the cheater by forcing him, without warning, to speak in the language sold as acquired.
- Exaggerating your past responsibilities
Saying that you supervised a team of twenty salespeople when it was, in fact, only two, is suicidal. First, the recruiter, with repeated and precise questions, will quickly shed light on the deception. Second, even if it went through, you would find yourself obliged to manage the unmanageable.
- Lying about obtaining a diploma
It is perfectly easy for the employer to confirm your qualifications and achievements. Claiming to be part of a particular class is folly. A clever phone call and you would be lost for the position, or even reputation.
In conclusion, remember, at all times, that "everything is in the dose…"
Article written by The ReKrute.com Team
Posted online August 16, 2011.
