Monday, March 17, 2008

Anything worth winning is NOT worth cheating for

In reaction to the article about lying on the resume, I was a little surprised by the fact that 50 percent of people lie on their resumes. Even though the author emphasized the fact that these were probably little white lies that really couldn't hurt their chances at getting a job if adressed ethically, I still was surprised that so many people would lie on the very piece of paper that was supposed to give future employers the only impression of them. I also found it interesting how much the post-test was used to unearth these egregious mistakes in judgement by employers. The consequences were harsh and probably rightfully so. I surely would hate to lose out on an appetizing job to someone that lied on their resume. From the perspective of the companies, they are losing out on their credibility and what they thought they were getting out of a hire, which could cost thousands of man hours and money. This could and should give them every right to take legal action against the guilty party as well. So in a nutshell, this whole article as well the story about Mary is urging every future job-seeker out there to, for our sakes, don't lie on the resume. It'll really come back to bite you.

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