Should You Lie On Your Resume?

[@petrucristiannegrea725]

No. Do lie. Lie and get ahead or watch someone that does do so themselves.

[@re8746]

The majority of background checks are only looking at criminal history and credit. Been doing this for 27 years since I got out of college (52). I have jobs that I worked out for a brief period of time and NEVER put on a resume. Keep in mind you have to job hop to get better paying jobs. Just saying.

[@OFFONE]

Goat 🐐

[@jackcarraway4707]

That's not necessarily lying per se; it's taught to not include short term jobs on yourbresume because they don't add any value to it.

[@brux3822]

So you covered up the job gaps in your resume and they never asked or followed up on them?

[@re8746]

@@brux3822 Tell them you were on unemployment for those months. Employers today know what the job market has been like over the last three years with layoffs and unemployment. Or if you want the gap to be less, add time to a position you were at. Its not hard to fudge.

[@iantully1566]

Was talking to a chef today who bluffed his way into a sous-chef position. He has no professional training and learnt his way up on the job, primarily through his contacts and his interest in cooking. I'm a qualified multimedia designer who has been trying to get my foot in the door to a junior design position for a number of years. Seriously considering bluffing as I am not hearing back from any job applications. I cannot afford to gain experience working an internship for free, I have a family to support, rent to pay, the current system works against people like me. I would prefer to be honest, but this seems to be getting me nowhere.

[@DorianDevelops]

Have you tried doing some "freelancing" work? Maybe some work for friends and family? If you're aiming for a JR designer role do you know html and css? Knowing those two will help you stand apart from other designers who don't. As far a bluffing or lying on your resume, try not to over do it but try to "stretch" the truth a little if you have to. I did a stream with Niall from Codu Community and we talked about doing what you need to do to get that first job. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooXQpWuDqdB9eJY

[@iantully1566]

@@DorianDevelops thanks for your reply, I have studied CSS and HTML, to a lesser extent PHP and Javascript. I also have experience using 3DSMax and have worked as a freelance photographer. I have done some freelance design work for a friends company doing weekly advertisements for news print, facebook campaigns and video. I worked for a start up business for 3 months for a college placement, I thought this would be sufficient as experience. I just dont get how Junior Graphic design jobs ask for 1 or 2 years industry experience. The reason i was speaking to the chef was that I am seriously thinking switching career out of frustration. At 35 years old I cant afford to wait around much longer.

[@1queijocas]

I am in a similar position to you, do you have any updates on how your strategy played out?

[@iantully1566]

@@1queijocas Sadly my qualifications have nothing to do with my current job. I've become a chef and have worked myself up the line to a head chef position. It's creative, but money isn't ideal for the hours put in. University was a total waste of time in my case. I do have a friend who travelled to Germany to get experience, he's doing well in the design industry but again he doesn't have a family to support. I hope all works out well for you and you get that lucky break

[@al7240]

Never in my life, I have heard of an employer calling another employer for references.

[@anthonyharmon9265]

In 35 years I have had 1 reference check....and it was a state job

[@blacklyfe5543]

If you're applying for a supervisor position or manager they will ask you for it.

[@SasquatchActualFitness]

I have an offer right now where they're doing that after the offer

[@mindbodyandsoul81]

Theres no way out, if you leave them on your resume they will check with that employer, especially if your new interviewer is in the same industry and they may no someone at your last employer, People get terminated for cause are left with nothing just there last pay ,and end of the month is coming up rent is due bills are. Everyone makes it like its a walk in the park it's not I got terminated last week , i'm depressed , can't eat , can't sleep I keep thinking about I was happy I landed my dream job and worked so hard for it . Now no one knows what happened not my friends my siblings my mom, they were so proud of me and I had this job only 10 months. Im panicking having panic attacks , I'm screwed and feel hopeless.

[@xotwod3254]

How’s your situation now

[@Dipstick67]

Excellent grounded video, I think you raise some great points, I will be honest my CV is 99% true but i do try to make a point of only making it sound professional. Great video i really like your "real talk".

[@madam497]

Previous video I watched was on Joshua Fluke video about lying in resume. Read my mind. 😁

[@DorianDevelops]

I saw he had one on it. I should go check it out! Hope you got some value from mine as well!

[@DThompsonDev]

Notification squad! Lol here within 6 minutes of posting! Great video Dorian!

[@codestories]

You guys are on fire 🔥🔥🔥 Can you clone yourselves, or how are you able to publish this fast? 😁

[@DorianDevelops]

The early birds! I schedule some of my videos at 5am est because they seem to do well. Thanks for checking this one out!

[@DorianDevelops]

Been batch recording recently and that helps get videos out a little faster. Also putting in a little less effort in my editing, not sure if that affects the views but it definitely help pump them out faster.

[@melissam6037]

It’s so annoying with you’re in an interview and they ask about skills you don’t have. I’m like, my dude, I listed my skills on my resume., why did you setup an interview when you can clearly see I don’t have the skills? BTW sometime they suddenly need you to have skills during the interview that weren’t listed on the job description😂😂😂

[@cholomackdaddy]

In my experience resumes are worthless. Its all about connections.

[@generalqwer]

Not even slightly true. I was able to get a $200k job at a Fortune 50 company just by applying online. I had 4 YOE tho.

[@hexasaurus3534]

Give me 1000 I’m broke

[@Sam_Hue]

⁠@@generalqwer Seems like you actually know what to do with your resume. Unfortunately, this is basically a fever dream for other peoples who aren’t lucky with the horrible mess that is job searching. Like the example with the OP you’re talking to. The reality is, we have to be persuasive at just about every conversation while on the working industry.

[@blacklyfe5543]

​@@generalqwercap it's about connections

[@jimtryon1560]

This was a good video. I think the main point is not to outright lie but definitely sell yourself! It's how you get the job. Do you think that you should apply for jobs that are above your experience level or that list technologies you don't know?

[@JDMorris81]

Sometimes you gotta fake it to make it!

[@DorianDevelops]

Damn right! Also cool to see PNW people watching my videos, moved up here almost 2 years ago and I love it!

[@JDMorris81]

@@DorianDevelops been here in WA since 2016, beautiful place

[@DorianDevelops]

@@JDMorris81 that's awesome! Washington is amazing, although the rain we've had the last few days has been my first real taste of "it rains all the time" but honestly I'll take the rain over the desert heat any day.

[@DorianDevelops]

Lol sounds very comparable to the pacific northwest 😂😂😂

[@jimtryon1560]

@@JDMorris81 I've been in WA since 1990

[@emzywillrich7243]

Dorian, I like how your office is laid out. I've only seen one other that comes even close or perhaps even exceeded yours. It's mine. 😁

[@Erock1985x]

I wouldnt suggest fluffing too much if you're job hunting as an IT with federal contracting unless you're able to demonstrate the exp during the interview hahah, I applied to be a Linux admin, I felt confident because literally all my jobs used it on classified servers, but holy fck was I wrong hahahah, the guys interviewing me straight up was like yeah this wouldn't be a good fit for you and they offered me some other job sites that were too far of a commute so I had to decline

[@323martyrstreet8]

Honestly, if you're able to do the job, just add a few years here and there. Because these morons lied to you so many times when they fired you for no reason... its just fair game.

[@infiltretor287]

They actually legally can’t ask your former employers those detailed questions.

[@DorianDevelops]

Pretty sure they're allowed to ask how long you worked for an employer...

[@infiltretor287]

@@DorianDevelops oh yea, you’re right. I guess I was speaking more on them asking if you actually did the bullet points you outlined on your resume.

[@DorianDevelops]

I got you and you're correct about that. They're very limited on what they legally can ask a previous employer but once you get to an interview they'll ask you about a lot of those bullet points and that's when it can show that you weren't being honest on the resume.

[@infiltretor287]

@@DorianDevelops right. I totally agree. So, back up your lies guys. 😂

[@DorianDevelops]

@@infiltretor287 😂😂😂

[@thalisonchess]

26 y old here, never worked a day in my life, i had a really reckless teenage. I am currently in my second year of Computer Science and trying to get my first job as a software engineer while my parents get divorced. I feel completly lost but I need to move, I am terrible lying, i spend hours trying to figure it out how to write my resume while struggling to focus on personal projects for my portfolio. If I didn't act so reckless in my teens, I would certainly be in a better situation right now.

[@hexasaurus3534]

How r u doing now?

[@hexasaurus3534]

Please do as many internships as u can

[@jeanlasting5467]

Tell chat gpt to right you one

[@Sushidogbat]

If you are going to lie do ur godamn research. Like at least know some of the basic. Then look on KZbin and start learning. Say know how to use a microscope. Watch some KZbin video read a few articles. Never touch one in my life

[@XbattlepopeX]

Guys I have 10 years in DENO hire me

[@DorianDevelops]

Hahaha 😂😂😂

[@remix2die4]

What if you had a failed experience and was let go ? Is it ok to lie by omission ? Employers want you to be perfect but it's never recepricated.....in the meantime, I need to survive

[@dhananjeyannatarajan5366]

Could you show us the websites you had on your first resume I want to know what level I need to be at

[@friendsforever715]

This is my dilemma whther to modify job title in the resume this is for a non-tech position..I'm torn between putting the official job title, modified one, and unofficial roles.

[@Jaystackmore]

You have to lie to some degree.

[@Sushidogbat]

Embellish. Do research watch KZbin video on what on your resume. Set up a story and pray to god they don’t ask in detail questions. If you do lie get ur story straight

[@Aaron-hg8jo]

thanks for the video!

[@jrlearns]

Lmao, they ask for a reference phone number 🤣

[@normangarcia8941]

My resume I put that I am employed to a telecom company as Permitting creator but the Job hiring is about being a Medical representative that I have experience prior of getting a job from a Telecom company that I was legit hired (i was laid off and that is the reason why i lied for 6 months that i put a previous experience to cover the gaps) I don't know if i can get caught by it

[@philyoh1760]

thanks mate

[@personwholikesturtles2389]

That face in the thumbnail tho 🤣

[@DorianDevelops]

😮

[@SodaGumX]

you have to have 70 years of experience before and started working as an infant before you can get your first job

[@_baller]

Yes

[@zxylo786]

Well. I lied. Lets see if I get the interview lol.

[@kwamekute4026]

He just snitched on the guys 😂

[@SwagLordOP]

Here before 1k views

[@DorianDevelops]

Thanks!

[@JD-vj4go]

Every company I've worked for in the last 10 years did an extensive background and credit check before hiring plus a drug test. They checked all my references, schooling, past employers, etc. Unless you are working at a really small company you'd probably get caught before your first day.

[@Mike-ew7fx]

You ain't gonna get caught if you have connections in the company that you "worked for".

[@witnesstothestupid]

Guess I've been just lucky. That hasn't happened to me once and nearly 20 years.

[@al7240]

This is honestly really rare, most companies out there don't do any of this.

[@jaydeest]

You were either applying for senior roles, roles that included an advanced background check, or youre outright lieing right now.

[@anthonyharmon9265]

Nope...in post Covid times hardly any corporation checks other than criminal background.

[@m3awna]

I thought it was a third world countries practice!!!!

[@j2driller603]

1st

[@DorianDevelops]

Thanks!

[@raquelalhaqab5994]

Try having a Middle Eastern surname and getting profiled for that. The only people that contact me are foreigners. No kidding. So redlining is real and so is the bias. Btw I am a white girl.

[@keifer7813]

I've had someone say this to me before as a person who also has an ethnic name. Here's how I see it. I will never change or discard my name for anyone. So that leaves two choices. Deal with whatever biases someone has against me or give up. Because even if it's not your name, it'll be your skin color. If not that, it'll be your gender. Or your haircut. Or your clothing. People judge eachother irrationally about literally everything. Never change your identity though.

[@anthonyharmon9265]

@@keifer7813 agreed, blacks are the worst at judging...I was denied an exec role for being a White male....they only hire black females....but we wont call it racist nor sexist. Double standards and hypocrites

[@mindbodyandsoul81]

Theres no way out, if you leave them on your resume they will check with that employer, especially if your new interviewer is in the same industry and they may no someone at your last employer, People get terminated for cause are left with nothing just there last pay ,and end of the month is coming up rent is due bills are. Everyone makes it like its a walk in the park it's not I got terminated last week , i'm depressed , can't eat , can't sleep I keep thinking about I was happy I landed my dream job and worked so hard for it . Now no one knows what happened not my friends my siblings my mom, they were so proud of me and I had this job only 10 months. Im panicking having panic attacks , I'm screwed and feel hopeless.

[@andreo9178]

I hope u arwe great now my friend

[@ricardocarvalho9283]

Dude wtf i understand your point but i mean you are ahead of most people you already got 10 months ahead of the juniors as experience per say. Don't be depressed and rise yourself up

[@hatem.tommy.lamine]

10months is not bad at all, you'll find another dream job I believe in you