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From: rjd@tiger.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Lieing to get a job
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Date: Wed, 2-Sep-87 10:54:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  2 10:54:00 1987
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> I have invented a term which, shall we say, treats gently the age-old
> practice of plumping up your resume to make you appear to be more
> qualified than you are.  I call it "enhanced representation."  Now,
> enhanced representation (e.r. for short) can range from a slight
> exageration of the facts to downright lying (Sir Winston called that
> "terminalogical inexactitude").  Presenting your background in the most
> favorable light does not require enhanced representation, and should not
> be considered immoral.  Indeed, experts say that many people do not do
> themselves justice when they write their resumes.

  Agreed.  In your resume, you should tell all of the good about yourself
that a potential employer might be interested in and possibly sway him
toward giving you the job.  Not lie.  Not tell him about the bad things.
Some may say that this is lying by omission, but this is what the interview
is for, for the potential employer to ask about his concerns and inform you
of the potential job so that YOU may be the judge of whether you are able
to perform it.  If not, you should not accept should you be offered it.
You should not be required to put on your resume that all of your coworkers
hated to work with you, etc... or that your boss hated you (thats what
references are for).  Your qualifications stated in the resume had better
be accurate, as you will be expected to be able to live up to them or
be put in the embarassing position of being fired, with the associated
bad reference.

Just my $.02 worth (or less).

Randy