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Readers Respond: Resume Lies

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By , About.com Guide

From the article: Lied On Your Resume
Review a list of the most common resume lies submitted by About.com site visitors and add lies that job seekers use to make their resume look better to our list. List a Resume Lie

Salary

I've seen more resumes than I can count where the applicant upped the salary they were making. I always check so they always get caught.
—Guest Janine

Company That Didn't Exist

When I asked for contact information for the candidate's last employer he waffled - turned out he'd made up the company. It was all fiction.
—Guest Mark Williams

Bad Dates

The applicants dates didn't match up at all - there was overlap between jobs that didn't make any sense.
—Guest Hillary Harshman

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