Do you think most people exaggerate on their job resumes?

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You should be selling yourself to the best of your abilities without lying. But I have read resumes of former colleagues who flat out lie, I don't get it because people will figure it out.

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Yes, and you should be a bit. I hate when I'm having to do it, but you need to sell yourself in both the resume/CV and the interview process.

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Resumes should be used as a marketing tool to buy you the interview. I think to some extent you should "beef up" your skills but lying is never acceptable. I personally hate tailoring my resume for each position I'm applying for and I passionately dislike the applicant tracking systems, did I say passionately 🤢

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I think resumes are so outdated. Most people just look up the phrases to use and its all BS. It should be based on their interview not just what they can write on a paper. And dont even get me started on cover letters.

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I did but I also proved myself after receiving the job.

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Yeah definitely. Lots of teens come into my work with resumes. I read the resume of a 14 year old, and she said she had ___ amount of experience, but I'm like, honey no, it's illegal to work before you're 14 in Western Australia. Try again.

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I think a lot of people flat out lie. Which is really sad. My firm was interviewing a guy and they really liked him, but when they checked his transcripts to verify his gpa, he had lied so he didn't get the job. It's sad really.

Do you think most people exaggerate on their job resumes?

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