'Nobody knew him': Job interview candidate gets caught in lie about prior job experience when he interviews with the wrong person

This job interviewer is used to seeing people with padded resumes, but even they were caught off guard by this candidate's blatant lie. It's one thing to lie about small stuff, like maybe you claim to have more experience with Excel than you actually do, or perhaps you fudge your daily responsibilities to make it seem like you were a big shot at your old job. 

Maybe this works for some people, and for others it totally backfires. It depends on how well HR is willing to vet their candidates. It also depends on how comfortable the person is with spinning a web of half-truths! If they get caught and immediately freeze up, it's going to be a quick giveaway to that hiring manager. 

You can check out this person's wild story of what happened during one of their scheduled phone screenings that went completely wrong. As they explained, they doubted themself for a moment and started wondering if they were misremembering. It was certainly a lesson learned for both parties… but who knows if the candidate will keep trying that trick again during his next interview! 

Up next, these people shared the immediate red flags they saw upon walking into someone's house for the first time, like one person who dislikes seeing bare mattresses on the floor. 

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