Is It Ok To Lie To Get A Job?
WOMAN'S OWN|January 12, 2021
With almost 40% of UK employees admitting to fibbing on their CV at some stage in their professional career * , we ask...
Kara O’neill.
Is It Ok To Lie To Get A Job?

No - ‘It’ll come back to bite you on the backside’

Jane Ferré, 49, is a career coach, and lives in Staines upon-Thames with her husband, 47. No one likes applying for jobs, and, yes, often the process can feel overwhelming. It’s competitive, especially during a pandemic and a recession, and I understand people want to stand out. But lying on your CV is not the way to do that.

Just because you might not meet every single tick-box on the job specification doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go for the job. I see it as the company writing a wish list. If I meet most points, then I’ll put myself forward, shining a spotlight on the attributes I know I do have.

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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 12, 2021 من WOMAN'S OWN.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.