>Re: resume falsification
>Posted by: “Liz Ryan”
>Thu Jan 3, 2008 7:13 pm (PST)
>Did you know department: many universities treat false reporting of degrees
>or earned credits as a criminal matter, as fraud. One time, I contacted a
While your example did expose a cheat, I’d tread VERY lightly in verification processes. Personally, I have had my undergraduate degree IDKed by my alma mater once. I had to fax them a copy on my diploma and my official transcript. And, got a “oops, we’re sorry” in return. Also, I have had a previous employer do th old IDK as well. In that case I had my last paystub in my tax folder for that year that I whipped out as proof. Yup, all I got was another “oops. it was a subsidary payroll account — XYZ-ABC; not XYZ itself”. Yeah, right. So in self-defense, I tell new diplomates to get an oficial transcript and a copy of their diploma for their “brag book”. As well as their first and last paycheck from ANY job. Fore warned is Four Armed? fjohn
p.s., What’s a “brag book”? I firmly believe that seekers should have a binder book that has proof of EVERY assertion that they make on their resume. I like to use it as a prop during interviews. So for example, I claim that I ran a group of over 300 people in 31 states in my AT&T days; in my “brag book”, I have an old org chart. So for example, I claim that I managed several large databases; in my “brag book”, I have screen shots of several splash pages that identify and size the db. So for example, I claim that I managed a big project at CSFB; in my “brag book”, I have the first and last “waterfall” charts. It’s all about building credibility. I joke that my Mom probably has my First Grade report card, if they need it. You don’t want to appear anal. But you do want to establish the image that you don’t make wild claims. Then, people believe you when you are on the margins. So, when I say I managed a large Oracle db later in t he interview, they believe it. They don’t have to know it was Oracle v1, rather than the v26.39 that they are running. Maybe that’s “cheating”, but I don’t think so. I’m not responsible for their assumptions.
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