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From: wagner@bnrmtv.UUCP (Mark Wagner)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Lieing to get a job
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Date: Fri, 28-Aug-87 12:06:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 28 12:06:18 1987
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Summary: why it's bad to lie
Xref: mnetor misc.jobs.misc:626 comp.misc:1136

> >  Q: What would be your ideal job?
> > 
> >  A: Describe the job you are interviewing for, even if you know that it
> >     isn't ideal.  If you don't really want to work there, you can always
> >     turn down the offer.
> > 
> > I don't know about you but I would call this lieing.
> 

I think the that the main reason it's bad to lie is that it
just puts added pressure on you if you end up taking the job.
If you say you've done x and y and they hire you because of
that then...at some point the rubber's got to meet the road.
In the example above if you claim that your ideal job is the
one you're applying for you're not going to have a leg to
stand on when it comes time to negotiating changes in your
tasks or responsibilites.



Mark Wagner
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