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From: dhd@mtx5a.ATT.COM (d.h.dawdy)
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Subject: Re: Re: Lieing to get a job
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Date: Tue, 8-Sep-87 16:31:43 EDT
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> >Is it really necessary that we lie to get a job?  It seems to me that an
> >employer should be appreciative of someone who is willing to admit their
> >feelings instead of trying to deceive the interviewer.

Too bad it's not always so.
Like other respondants have already noted, the audience you have to deal
with often sets the tone for how your responses are received.

At an interview some time ago, I responded honestly to questions I was
being asked and got into a dispute with the interviewer;
she emphatically told me I was giving HER the run-around
(based on what other applicants had been feeding her before I got
there). Apparently, EVERYONE else was lying and I couldn't convince
her that she'd been getting colossal exaggerations from other people;
but, she was more inclined to believe their lies than my truth because
they were all in tune. I left the interview VERY shortly afterwards with
my peace of mind and conscience well intact but with no job offer.

I'd do it again.
I think a potential employer who can't differentiate between
relevant fact and fiction is one not worth working for.