I am talking to a career counselor/coach today for a free 15-minute consultation. I decided I will pay for one session with her, if she determines she can help me. I've also sent her my resume for a free assessment.

I've decided to not lie on my resume anymore and to tell the truth about my last job, if I am directly asked about the circumstances surrounding my layoff. I read up on what happens if you lie and get caught. It's not worth it. If they discover lies, you can get turned down for employment, even after a formal offer, or fired later on. One employer already discovered my lie and turned me down after 1 interview.

And, my concern is with the employment background checks that employers frequently perform after an offer is given out. They can find lies that way.

So I removed the fabricated achievements from my resume and left that spot blank under my last position. So, it appears now as though I didn't achieve anything in the last year.

I have an interview with a freelance company next week. Thankfully, they didn't ask me to upload a resume to their system. They only asked for a link to my LinkedIn profile. So, that's easy enough to fix. Thank goodness I didn't have to upload a resume.

I am scared. Like really really scared.

AND, IF by chance I DO get an interview based on my recent resume that had lies in it, I will have to turn it down. I can't proceed with any lies I've submitted so far.