'You don't expect this level of dishonesty': Lying job-seeker humiliated during interview

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Jan 13, 2024 3:00 PM EST

Liar, liar, you won't be hired.

Lying on your resume seems to be a really common tactic to get jobs. It seems to me like you're just adding another layer of stress to the already stressful interview process. But for many people, they see it as the only way to get their foot in the door at a company. It's a high-risk, high-reward type of game to play. Some folks lie about little things, like fudging their role at a company to make it seem like they were large and in charge. Others lie about bigger things, like which college they attended (or lying that they went, when they didn't).

People don't seem to think through their decision in the long run, though. They probably think that HR just skims the resume and then forget about it forever. Maybe some do, but a lot of places really will vet you before you start. And if you work in a close-knit industry, word is going to get around that you're a liar. With a label like that proceeding you, it'll take some effort to reclaim your good name.

You can read this fascinating cautionary tale down below. Then, these teachers had to confiscate some pretty hilarious items from their students, like one "art teacher [who] confiscated a frying pan."

Add as a preferred
source on Google