Resume True - Lies?
 

A resume is a marketing tool. It should showcase your experience and qualifications in the most succinct and relevant way possible.

You should not lie.

Recruiters get so annoyed by misleading information on resumes that "lying or misleading information"

According to a survey, the most common misleading information put on resumes is:

# Inflated titles

# Inaccurate dates to cover up job hopping or gaps in employment

# Half-finished degrees, inflated education or "purchased" degrees that do not mean anything

# Inflated salaries

# Inflated accomplishments

# Out-and-out lies in regards to specific roles and duties

Tips:

1. You cannot change your dates of employment: Were you a contract person hired on after a period of time? Say so on your resume. You can also mention you did contract or consulting work after leaving the company's regular payroll. But the dates must match your actual employment dates.

2. You can, to a limited degree, change the titles on your resume

3. You cannot mess around with academic credentials

4. You can leave out irrelevant jobs.

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