How to Fake Experience on Your Resume

You can’t get a job because you don’t have experience. But you can’t get experience because you don’t have a job. It’s the classic struggle for those people starting their careers or entering a new field.
Don’t worry, here’s a foolproof way to start getting resume worthy experience immediately. I learned this technique after reading thousands of the best of the best resumes in the world and you're welcome to copy it.
Good luck in your job hunt!
Steal my resume: • STEAL MY RESUME!!!
All numbers are lies: • ALL NUMBERS ARE LIES
Introduction to Salesforce: • What is Salesforce (an...
0:00 The cycle of unemployment
0:16 Your resume is worse than you think
1:32 How to lie on your resume
2:38 Should you volunteer?
3:39 Recommendation: Start a company
4:55 Example: Starting small
6:16 Example: Spinning it towards your industry
6:53 Example: Becoming a “Consultant”
7:20 Example: Breaking into a technical field
8:06 Example: Making it uniquely you
8:53 Summary
9:18 Everyone should have a side hustle

[@PNarbz123]

Being honest saying you have no experience - Rejected Lying or exaggerating the truth - At least have a chance

[@lauraschumann7605]

Imagine a world where we employers simply understood that people can't get experience unless they hire them. Where employees didn't have to "lie" on resumes or make up fake businesses to impress hiring managers.

[@DarthLesbian]

Ikr. Can't even get a crappy minimum wage job without several years of experience anymore. These companies have gotten spoiled. They want you to be "flexible" for 24/7 availability only handing your schedules out at max a week before so you can never make any long term plans and demand you have all this ridiculous experience on top of it with no way to actually get it. Completely and utterly unreasonable. Where I live at least they just dont care, they have an endless supply of foreign labor so they feel no need to actually train anyone inexperienced.

[@asadb1990]

@@DarthLesbian that rings so true. for the first couple years i tried to be honest. big mistake. then i found myself competing with experienced workers working for free. and retail & service has always been a joke, with full availability to get decent shifts.

[@kilovolt2494]

That’s what “entry level” position was originally created for, but it lost its original sense and can be substituted with “some underpaid job” nowadays. I specifically checked hundreds and hundreds of job listings in my field. What do I see? “Entry level, junior, apprentice position”-2+ years of experience required. How to understand it??? What part of “entry level” is unclear to them? “Entry level” is like entrance to the building, which usually on the 1st floor. I wouldn’t be surprised if hiring managers use a fire ladder or a bucket truck to enter buildings😂

[@joshdee7639]

@@DarthLesbian Its actually more complicated than that. Alot of these companies put fake jobs up that nobody qualifies for so they can hire overseas.

[@jasminemustafa5350]

@@kilovolt2494 ya I see a lot but then they want a bachelors 💀 like that goes agains entry level lmfao like I remember not having recruiting experience and the. I got hired at a temp agency to get it… got hired somewhere just to be the only one with experience everyone else did retail like wtf is that!!!!!!!!!!

[@Eddyhartz]

Well I started my own company when I was seven thank you very much. I'm now CEO of the International Lemonade Stand Mega Corporation.

[@dvdkliu]

😁

[@S.ninoFilms]

Are you the kid that was on the new a few days ago?

[@Invisibletoday]

Why are you here then..

[@parrot785]

Just cut out "lemonade" and "stand" words, that make your company look small 🤣 That's what I learned from the video 😅

[@gilgilbert5866]

This guy is spot on with starting one's company to create one's own experience. Wow! And I thought I was the only one that thought of that concept. That's where you beat the system to get first hands on experience!

[@mumbichiwaya38]

me too bro

[@passportbro904]

Facts, im opening a python coding bootcamp, and because I would say I know python quite well now and still learning more, im gonna say that I was one of the tutors for 2 years lol

[@akbarkhan-vc7sv]

This is literally the best advice I have ever gotten for resume building.

[@dvdkliu]

Cheers!!

[@salesforceemily]

Often times people forget that they DO have experience! It might not look traditional but it still is experience.

[@naganaga9426]

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[@chuppidon5323]

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[@naganaga9426]

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[@chuppidon5323]

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[@blueoak5262]

.. and it's still not wanted by any of the big 4 accounting frims 😭

[@CertifiedDeadMemes]

Just echoing point 2, I started and incorporated a (terribly unsuccessful) software company early during college and after graduation I was able to easily get a senior developer position, which I hold to this day. And to be fair, I was not lying just strechting the truth.

[@dvdkliu]

Well done!

[@i.ronbutterfly8068]

Congrats dude! What did you do for references? I assume got a friend to be a reference?

[@brianbargo2645]

I am starting into my field with no experience. I just graduated college a month ago no interviews with my field, but got median wage jobs. I don't see how anyone can get a good job with out lying on your resume.

[@QueenDiamondBee]

Still trying to figure this out

[@LazarusStirs]

Yep. It's the reality nobody discusse. Entry level jobs don't exist, since every job requires 1-3 years experience. And they really won't look at you unless there is some actual experience in what you're applying to.

[@asadb1990]

@@LazarusStirs the only exception is if you have a referral from someone making hiring decisions in the company

[@kilovolt2494]

I don’t think it’s possible. They say “don’t lie”, or “you’ll get caught”, but honesty-what’s the *worst* thing that can ever happen to you if your lie attracts attention? Hm… let me guess… perhaps you will get fired? Which is bad, but keeping in mind that _you_ _would_ _never_ get the job without lying, it’s really a risk-free thing.

[@UzitheSaint]

@@kilovolt2494 man I use to feel bad about lying on my resume so I was always honest, I just recently graduated in May and I was honest and been trying to get my foot in the door in marketing and advertising and it’s been tough even after so many rejection I still revising my resume and the like but now my sister told that her friend who is no IT experience at all no certs no degree in it, has a job as a system admin getting paid six figures even her little sister they did study their asses off of course but after I heard that I was just like “fuck it” so now I got a call scheduled as a SAAS system admin 🤷🏽‍♂️ it sucks that it took doing this but I want to help my family

[@InsideCorporatePlaybook]

Nice encouraging video, David! Kids, remember, if you want a job in a serious company, it's more than faking an experience. Results say it all and if you are a successful freelancer, you won't ever go back to the office to work for someone else.

[@55tranquility]

You know what, i was made redundant. While looking for a job I made myself a Wordpress website, I then signed up to a white label dating company - and made my own dating site, I just had to make a homepage they did all the rest, it was free as it was operated as a revenue share. I never planned to make any money, i put it on my resume to fill the gap - i got a load of interviews and every one they asked me loads of questions about the dating site - i said i owned my own online dating company. This was all true - got 3 job offers. Find something similar online, say you run the business- you are golden

[@bgworld100]

I so needed this. I am Salesforce Certified Administrator and now I actually need real experience so I can see how it is in real life, but all the entry level jobs require experience.

[@Adayinthelife-JC]

Exactly what I needed to hear! My dev friend told me the same thing last week, and you just confirmed it!!! 😊

[@CrimsonKing666]

I think is more important to pass the interviews. For some reasons a lot of these companies never ask about you previous experience and is just to pass the recruiters filter.

[@AhmadShehanshah]

that's so correct@@CrimsonKing666

[@seanaknowles-hinds1894]

Starting one's company to create one's own experience. Great idea!!!!

[@srutisagarsahu1223]

The exact content i was looking for. Thanks David, i m now in a similar situation.

[@Ameya890]

Great video man Thanks alot!

[@jjreed1906]

David - you delivered again - love this channel!

[@suchitnikam7334]

David really your tips are great. Thank You for your great guidance.

[@kac24h]

Best video and advices I saw out there. Thanks

[@azariaanderson628]

Thank you so much! This was so valuable... I'd love to see more career development type videos please 🙏🏾 😊

[@adamivey9103]

Bro You are awesome. Thank you for the advice. Greatly appreciated.

[@tabathaterry2998]

Thanks for the practical information! Just subscribed.

[@FreerideTaurus]

Solid advice as usual, David!

[@sureshtorne3300]

thanks David... you are excellent

[@ashleydarby7678]

I'm currently in this cycle. Thank you for the video

[@dvdkliu]

My pleasure Ashley!

[@PlayaX01]

really good advice.Thanks

[@leezapahuja7172]

Such an amazing idea😍 Thank you David 👏🏻

[@dvdkliu]

Thanks!

[@chatoanil]

Short and Simple tips to remember. Thanks David.

[@syntheticsol]

The value of this content exceeds the seemingly simple concept conveyed in the title without question. I'm spreading the word. You've got one of the best and most underappreciated channels on KZbin. Keep up the good work.

[@dvdkliu]

Thank you!!! 😭😭😭

[@vivekbisht9993]

Bro since you start saying start your own company, in my mind you are literally my type.❤

[@cristinaeden]

Ugh don’t listen to the ppl disagreeing with your advice. It’s the dying Boomer mentality that is clearly seeping through the comments. What you are stating is accurate and almost necessary! Go ahead and be honest Abe...guaranteed you won’t get the job. Even if you are qualified.

[@rudeboyrg]

It's not about "being honest." It's about backing it up. You lie about experience, you need to pass reference check. You make up a "consulting job" for your own company? They ask you for reference of your "clients." You have that to show?

[@infini.tesimo]

​@@rudeboyrgget friends to back you up and it's no problem. If you let something like this stop you from getting where you want to go in life you deserve homelessness. Learn to fight dirty because these companies don't give two damns about you.

[@investingforlife8890]

This is amazing advice

[@Native722]

Definitely starting my own company

[@sandralujan1199]

I like what Tom B from Impact Theory does. He doesnt care about your resume. He wants to talk to candidates based on their reason to work there and why they think they have the skills. Basically a conversation. The guys tough but he gets it.

[@avinash4560]

simple but excellent information with good sense of humour ...Cheers

[@killiijavii9296]

Imagine, you need a resume to volunteer 💀🫴🏽

[@hp2546]

It can happen. That is if you choose to apply for an internship. Don't be surprise if a volunteer experience is hard to get in. I remember the time I wanted apply for an internship for that graphic design position. It would be in zoom. So it is not like all volunteer position is easy to get in.

[@barfilius]

This was perfect. I have been self employed as a freelancer for years. I don't even need to lie or stretch the truth about that. From there I can fill in whatever experience I need to. Thanks!

[@dynashiagreen3572]

This was the best advice ❤

[@ankurgarg21081]

Great advice David 👍

[@imdhammu]

Very benificial info. Just subscribed this gem.

[@dvdkliu]

Thx!!

[@vfxart1994]

Nice one. The situation is pretty much like an infinite while loop :)

[@alternative-mgtow4140]

Remember folks, fake it 'till ya make it!

[@kushagrabansal2532]

Holy shit , honestly speaking David , your videos genuinely make me wanna get off my ass and do something to progress .

[@0xander_]

Great content David! Just finished a coding bootcamp and I am looking to get my first job but it's tough to break in without any experience.

[@IndecisionTelevision]

Hope things have started getting off the ground

[@Fatima_33]

How's it going?

[@ZenProf]

did you get hired bro?

[@boashna]

I worked for a company and they told me that they will pay me weakly, the check were very small and weak . They also told me they will give me a raise so they told me to stand on couple of books and here is your raise . .

[@dvdkliu]

Lol good comment, had a good laugh 😜

[@BME_Arshilkarimkhan]

Loved it!

[@magnablesstore1408]

I really like it !

[@AnhLe-dx6fh]

Thank you David

[@bhaisahab209]

Thank You!

[@somenothing7914]

these are really good ideas yo, this is a favorite. your parents should b proud haha,, thanks very much tho! will definitely recommend your channel nd will b watching.

[@dvdkliu]

Thank you 😭😭😭

[@NutelloNutelloNEIL]

Hahahaa absolutely cracked up when you shared the youtube subscribers part hahaaha #subbed!

[@dvdkliu]

Thanks!!

[@godessofyouguess]

Thank you.

[@Thisndat80]

Thank you!

[@yato9565]

Hiring manager: "Have you have job experience?" Me: "Yes" Hiring manager: "Where have you worked?" Me: "Hamburger" Hiring manager: "Great you're hired"

[@tavlogs6420]

Appreicate this video!

[@valentinam2104]

Thank you 😊

[@eveali3177]

Thank you

[@unxusr]

Thought: it is almost impossible to lie creatively if you are on 95% ordinary side ;) So catch 22 again :( But overall important video for many. Thank you for the good examples!

[@dvdkliu]

Maybe I'll make a video on how to be more creative!

[@sebrinadaniels2996]

I appreciate this video soooo much!!! I'm in a position of life-changing growth, potential and opportunity, but I haven't worked since I E.T.S'd from the Air Force in 1979. I HAVE raised 2 sons, put them both through UCSD with no money, (one 's a Bill Gates Milleniumum Scholar) support myself after 34 yr relationship, AND I live in VEGAS! I need help putting that in resume form.

[@dvdkliu]

Send me your resume I'll give it a quick review. For my mom who raised me as well. Email in my channel "About" page

[@Sai-mi7bn]

U r the best!

[@iblackpen]

good stuff 👍

[@abark]

With a goal of getting the first SF job, and recently certified-- using your company suggestion: 1. Best way to utilize SF in the company without spending much or any money? Developer org? Trailhead playground? 2. References/Manager. What do you put? Your own name?

[@dvdkliu]

Dev org. References available upon request. Ask whoever you've worked with before (Salesforce or not), and if none available, your best friends

[@abark]

@@dvdkliu Haha thanks-- that is the tried and true method-- just wasn't sure if you had some alternate suggestion!

[@dvdkliu]

In my experience they rarely ask your references

[@vivekbisht9993]

Very lucky to click in your video.

[@kalyanisundaram3761]

Awesome.

[@NDemanuele1]

Another helpful video. I just got a Volunteer opportunity for Instructional Design, btw. But since I just discovered Trailhead, I'm not sure if I should pursue it still. I guess I can do both too. LOL.

[@dvdkliu]

Congrats!!

[@DiabeticosTv]

Hi David, thanks for the content. I got really interested in Salesforce and took the bootcamp for Admin and now working on the bootcamp for developer. I'm a Software Engineering Manager but i love the SalesForce technology. Do you think it would make sense to pivot into this field?

[@tomcheria8126]

Yes salesforce is hot.

[@ravis1357]

Good luck! Where did you attend these Bootcamps?

[@kishorkumar12]

Glad that I came across this channel recently, Sad that I came to know about this awesome stuff so late. Can you please make a video on contractors (how to cross skill/ upskill for better opportunities)

[@strawberryNice]

I honestly have done everything on my list and still unemployed since March. Can you see my resume and tell me what I can improve.

[@mariaisabelpinero5415]

Great.

[@mustafa._.9371]

One of my hobbies is drawing and making art. Although its done on the side and for fun, I sometimes would draw stuff for people whether they be friends or strangers. Could I add that I worked as a freelance artist? I can try to fake a small company where I would get art commissions and get paid for completing them. Idk if this would be relevant for my computer science major though.

[@yasmin1036]

Is that okay for 10+ experience professional to add relevant volunteers experience in Resume? And hubbies that might be great potential for prospective job?

[@retrospectbox1578]

I love u man. U r so coool 😀

[@Sefran12]

nice vids. Subscribed. See you at 100k

[@dvdkliu]

Thanks!!

[@MistressRaynne]

Would have never thought about “making my own company”. So this brings me to ask an editions vs org question. I’ve set up my own salesforce org for free, but how does this org differ from, say the enterprise edition? If I just started my own real estate business, would an org be sufficient for running the business in the beginning?

[@dvdkliu]

Yup it's fully featured, the only limitation is it can only have two users.

[@macprog1994]

I literally know of someone who came to the USA along ago and still doesn’t speak any English. Now many may say that he has a very low-payment job or he sells drugs. Thing is that since no one would hire him because of his handicap, he ended up opening his own business. And he does well financially and even employs his own people. The lesson is open your own business because you will learn ten times quicker and grow wiser. Than you would had you get hired and worked for someone else who only sees you as something repleceable. On top of that you will be more likely to become financially set for life and provide for your people.

[@andrews13]

Smart!

[@zachaddington5264]

I've lied about work experience it worked once

[@TareshPandey]

Thank god David, I was in 5% people 🤣🤣

[@Masta807]

I really enjoyed this video but how does this look when it doesn’t comes up on a background check since it’s you’re own entity?

[@kaamn1829]

ohkcadhfakaghjk, you're a genius! I never thought about all the little hobbies I've done without profit that were basically me creating my own company!!! thank you!!

[@Xander-86]

What about if you have a long gap on you're resume?

[@The-Boring-Guy]

Well, when I was in college I tried building a website but not able to finish it.Then built a website and started selling Ethnic apparel online, but had to stop it because after 6 months we didn't have any traffic(We made pretty good money though). Currently an active investor in a manufacturing company. But, when I say I am having a side hustle on the Resume the Hiring Manager might think that I wont be able to spend as much time on my job ?? Cause side hustle is always a distraction right?? I don't know I always had this in my mind. So never dared to put it on my resume.

[@The-Boring-Guy]

David K. Liu Aaah! That males sense though.

[@hp2546]

You could write on the resume project in development. Think which is worst? Doing nothing or doing a project. After all, You want to show that the work you do is current. What if it were your employment history? Wouldn't it sound better if your employment history say current. Pretend if that position were to say volunteer. If you finished your website, then you can list that as one of your accomplishments.

[@Chrisxulo]

Nice video

[@rossie7882]

All I see is “experience required” WELL IM TRYING LIKEE?

[@ronjeremy9648]

I just called a friend of mine who's a dentist to see if he would vouch for me if they called him to say I was working there. He agreed to do it 😊

[@Mactrizel]

Started home inspection business now I can't find a job

[@jaysotho]

thank youuuuuu omg

[@dvdkliu]

My pleasure!

[@youngsagehermz]

I’m struggling hard to pivot into recruiting. I lack recruiting experience so it’s holding me back from landing a recruiting role. Any ideas how I could fluff up my resume. I might follow your advice of having a recruiting consulting business, but not exactly sure how I would go about doing it.

[@dvdkliu]

General people skills and sales skills will help, so try that angle! Ex: "recruiting" people to donate to a fundraiser, "recruiting" people to go to an event, etc

[@youngsagehermz]

@@dvdkliu Awesome! Thank you I’ll definitely try to incorporate that into my resume!

[@CameronNoakes]

its all good until the interviewer asks "so if you have your own business, why do you need this job"

[@LazarusStirs]

Because my interests have changed and I'm looking to transition into this new area. Happens all the time. It's called career changing.

[@Liam-pf7ih]

dont say your the owner, say you were an employee there, the company wants an employee remember

[@Zulonix]

I think I got one job using a resumé. All the rest were through connections. This was before the moronic Microsoft style of endless and day-long interviews became popular.

[@Pearl-hs4zh]

Tq🎉

[@waleed6113]

2:55 this one hit me :D

[@avdhutjoshi676]

Basically hire an Aes Sedai to write your resume

[@ShaylaWynn]

Hi, could you explain more about starting a business? I'm trying to break into software testing so I'm taking courses and will be trying to do some freelance testing to gain some experience. But I'm not sure how far I would need to go to start my own business. Are we talking full on LLC type of business or something more surface with just a name and a website? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

[@dvdkliu]

Just surface level!

[@ShaylaWynn]

@@dvdkliu Great! Thanks for responding

[@krystofcisar469]

Maaan.. Where were you when i ropeed off highschool :D My favorite way to spice up my cv is to inflate my old work experiences - lot of them for companies that no longer exists so you can write anything believable. next time i´ll be looking for new job i´ll get really wild with it bcs i dont care anymore :D

[@BoomBillion]

Background Check companies can crush the volunteer option, and own company option. So the key is making sure it's verifiable. Inquire at the volunteer place if they keep volunteer records for future verification. If your own "real" "" company, don't say it's your company. background check companies automatically will want 'articles of incorporation' or 'tax records' as forms of verification. So solution is to say you are an employee and find a away to self verify.

[@W.A.777]

Background check companies will be able to know the owner name of the company if you say you are an “employee”, at my own company?! How the can verify the legitimacy of a company if I just run a website and online present without having LLC ?

[@BoomBillion]

@@W.A.777background check people are underpaid agency workers who are not trained to sniff out fake websites. Their job is to perform an employment verification to the company you said you work at. Most of the time they already know who to contact for known companies. If it was new company in their records they google the company site and go to the contact page, or they try the contact you provide. If it was me i would make an hr email under site domain an direct all employment verification to be done via e-mail there. No calls.

[@W.A.777]

@@BoomBillion thank you I appreciate it! What if the ask for a number for verification no email?

[@Sakiayuo]

1:28 it worked

[@instagamrr]

Palo Alto? Do you work for a tech company out there? I’m new to your channel :)

[@dvdkliu]

Yup! Google

[@instagamrr]

@@dvdkliu whattt that’s amazing!!

[@ABMV650]

Do that means.. i will start my own company to gain experience for my resume that will help me in getting a job?🌚🌚🌚 okay.

[@dvdkliu]

Yes!

[@kishorkumar12]

Is there a kaggle equivalent of sfdc?

[@MB-xv7er]

Well nowadays they can find out if you’ve lied even if you’re slick about it. Employers have become quite aware people are lying