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Originally Posted by Have Hope
Thanks, divine. But in this case, I have got to fib a bit. My resume otherwise shows all sorts of data points, like increased traffic by 105%, or increased website leads by 50%, etc etc. I have to show similar successes in this job somehow. And it's not like they're going to check if I don't provide a reference from this last position. Everyone lies on their resume, or exaggerates facts and many even lie and make up stuff to get a job. I feel I have no choice in the matter. I can definitely speak to all that I do well, including content focused tasks.
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I don’t agree that everyone lies on a resume. I ran into people who do of course. Truth always comes out one way or the other, either on the interview or later on, mainly when people aren’t able to perform a task even if they get hired. If the goal is to get hired it’s one thing but if the goal is to stay employed, then lying is counterproductive. But no not everyone lies.
Of course I agree that you could really focus on highlighting accomplishments and word it a certain way to make it look more presentable
Maybe recruiters can help you to tweak a resume to make it more attractive for employers