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Posted by blk01snake (Member # 8848) on :
 
So i was in the Marine Corp just got out not too long ago, i make a resume iam currently working and have a good job, but decided to make a resume just for the hell of it now i was not a MP i did train and work directly with them. I put down on my resume i was a MP just to give me a little edge now ordinarily no one could ever verify this my records are sealed under the freedon of information act other than my discharge type, the company that calls me in for interview and i go to it i walk into the office and this gentlemen stands up and says good morning Col. Harper this guy is still actve duty and can pull all my records if he wants and is going to iam thinking wow i just made myself look like ass. anyways long story i know but just had to share that this sucks! job pays over 24hr........I DID NOT LIE FOR EVRYONE WHO RESONDED I AM A MARINE I SERVED WITH THE MILITARY POLICE AND TRAINED AS ONE I ONLY EMBELISHED MINOR DIFFERENCES.

[ August 12, 2009, 12:37 AM: Message edited by: blk01snake ]
 

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Posted by 91silverbullet (Member # 8668) on :
 
Lmao!! That's hilarious..
 

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Posted by 707vibrantcobra93 (Member # 4702) on :
 
Damn dude that is some off the wall shit. I would just explain yourself in the sence that a civilian may not have understood your job title and it was easier to explain military police. This guy is a human being before he is a marine. Good luck with the job and for being a US Marine. Mad respect and appreciation.
 

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Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :
 
I got roasted like that once. I lied about something on my education. Come to find out the dude interviewing me was married to the professor that taught a certain class I cited. And he was like "my wife stopped teaching that class over 10 years ago"....very embarrassing. I no longer lie on my resume.
 

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Posted by sharkattack (Member # 645) on :
 

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Originally posted by blk01snake:
So i was in the Marine Corp just got out not too long ago, i make a resume iam currently working and have a good job, but decided to make a resume just for the hell of it now i was not a MP i did train and work directly with them. I put down on my resume i was a MP just to give me a little edge now ordinarily no one could ever verify this my records are sealed under the freedon of information act other than my discharge type, the company that calls me in for interview and i go to it i walk into the office and this gentlemen stands up and says good morning Col. Harper this guy is still actve duty and can pull all my records if he wants and is going to iam thinking wow i just made myself look like ass. anyways long story i know but just had to share that this sucks! job pays over 24hr.

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Originally posted by N8:
I got roasted like that once. I lied about something on my education. Come to find out the dude interviewing me was married to the professor that taught a certain class I cited. And he was like "my wife stopped teaching that class over 10 years ago"....very embarrassing. I no longer lie on my resume.

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Originally posted by Rigo5.0:
WOW!
Even though this happened, don't get discourged. Sometimes you still have to "cook up" your resume a lil' bit. Everyone has to lie a little to qualify for certain jobs. Just a part of the application and resume game.

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Originally posted by 91fox:

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Originally posted by Rigo5.0:
WOW!
Even though this happened, don't get discourged. Sometimes you still have to "cook up" your resume a lil' bit. Everyone has to lie a little to qualify for certain jobs. Just a part of the application and resume game.

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exactly, its just part of the resume game. everybody includes extra things on there resume to better sell their selves. N8 that dude that called you out was just a dick head, there is no reason to bust someone out in the middle of an interview.

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yeah its ok to lie on yor resume.......

are you stupid, background checks are so common place today it would be STUPID to lie on your resume. Trumping up a job title with a euphemism is different than bold facing lying.

I worked beside PhD's for 6 years, in the field we worked in I was much smarter than they were, came up with the ideas and got all the research completed, and made them a bunch of money . At the end of the day my resume says MS not PhD. Until i go back to school and get that piece of paper I'm not a PhD and dont need to "try" and fool anybody.
 

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Posted by Rigo5.0 (Member # 5247) on :
 
Well we have to draw a line.
You cannot BullSh** about education b/c you'll need to show transcripts.
Anything else is fair game in my opinon. Of course your risking possibly looking like a fool but that's at each person's discretion.
ex.
Job posting is looking for someone with 5 years mgmt experience, you actually have 4, whats wrong with lying a little and saying 5? No biggie IMO..

If you don't like to lie, your a better man for it guy.
I will continue to lie b/c it works for me!
 

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Posted by Wolfie351 (Member # 651) on :
 
My brother lied on his resume about having an MBA and he got a job as a bank executive. He did really good at his job until he had a disagreement with one of his bosses about something not even work related. He basically got fired because of a personality conflict but they used the resume as the official reason why they fired him. He found out later, they knew he lied on his resume the whole time and kept that as a reason if they ever needed to get rid of him
 

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Posted by phil a (Member # 6951) on :
 
I can't imagine lying on a resume - I'd be too nervous filling out apps/going to interviews. Plus, it's just too damned easy to make some phone calls to confirm whether or not it's true.

There's some amount of bending and shaping of your past experience to make yourself stand out as a more qualified applicant for a certain position, just as long as whatever you have written down on the paper is 100% accurate were someone to check-up on your references.
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA (Member # 904) on :
 

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Originally posted by Rigo5.0:
Well we have to draw a line.
You cannot BullSh** about education b/c you'll need to show transcripts.
Anything else is fair game in my opinon. Of course your risking possibly looking like a fool but that's at each person's discretion.
ex.
Job posting is looking for someone with 5 years mgmt experience, you actually have 4, whats wrong with lying a little and saying 5? No biggie IMO..

If you don't like to lie, your a better man for it guy.
I will continue to lie b/c it works for me!

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Originally posted by 91fox:

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Originally posted by Rigo5.0:
WOW!
Even though this happened, don't get discourged. Sometimes you still have to "cook up" your resume a lil' bit. Everyone has to lie a little to qualify for certain jobs. Just a part of the application and resume game.

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exactly, its just part of the resume game. everybody includes extra things on there resume to better sell their selves. N8 that dude that called you out was just a dick head, there is no reason to bust someone out in the middle of an interview.

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