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Originally Posted by seesaw
No, I can tell a good faked resume too. The thing is, they set off red flags. I help others write their resumes, and there are ways to make it sound good without outright lying, it's all about the words that you use. But outright lying about working somewhere you didn't or having a job that you didn't, it will get found out.
Definitely, I will say there are ways to be creative and wordsmith a resume to make it sound really good (I do this regularly for friends) but it's not an outright lie, it's just a matter of semantics. But if you push it too far, it will raise red flags.
Also, if an employer hires you then finds out you lied on your resume/application, they can then fire you with cause.
Seesaw
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If I come off as condescending to you, I promise that it's not my intention and I apologize in advance, but if what you say is true, then I have a question for you:
Why is it that I've personally known a person in my life at one point who have done this and succeeded? I went to a trade school to study in the IT field roughly 5-6 years ago that was notoriously bad at placing people at employment; particularly those of us who have had any kind of problems that made it difficult for us such as poor social skills or lack of experience.
This guy had severe ADHD to the point that he could barely function AND he had a criminal record (mostly minor stuff like traffic violations), yet last time I spoke with him which was about 3 years ago he was driving a brand new Mercedes and making a 6 figures salary and he was only 26 at the time. He told me that he scored a nice management position at Dell for one of their call centers that manages other business that buy server products from them and he admitted to lying on some of his resume about experience but being honest on most of it and he told me I was a fool for not doing the same thing. He even offered at one point to pose as a fake reference for me to help me out and I just might reach out to him to ask him for help if I can find his contact information.
Not to mention the fact that I have read nearly a dozen stories online about people doing this same thing and going from struggling to even eat let alone pay their living expenses to making so much money that even if they were eventually caught they would have plenty of money saved up to live off of well for years.
So my point is that if it's so easy like you describe it to catch people then why doesn't it happen more often? I am pretty certain there are ways to get around the background checks without resorting to actual identity fraud. If that wasn't the case, then this many success stories wouldn't exist.
So yeah, I am still going to buy this guide no matter what and nobody's going to stop me. I will read it for myself and decide what the most logical approach to my lack of things to put on a resume is.
After all, why should I struggle anymore? I have suffered my whole life and I am ready to take the lifestyle that I want by force if necessary.
Why be poor when I could easily be a millionaire by the time I'm 30 doing things no differently than other wealthy people do? All of them are liars and cheats anyways so why be different when money and power are all that people bow down to?