“The difficulty is in coming up with a credible excuse or rather, a set of excuses, when you need to do follow on interviews in a short period of time.  Let’s face it, three doctors’ appointments, two visits to the dentist and a broken boiler, fridge and blocked sink in the course of the two [...]

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Subject: Hey, do you have a minute? Either come to my office or we can meet in a conference room.

Uh oh.

Unless that email is coming from the co-worker you’ve been secretly dating or (one of) the secretaries you’re having an affair with, you’re probably going to be fired in the next 5-10 minutes if you see this subject line in your inbox.

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The general rule of thumb is this: don’t lie and especially don’t put any lies in writing on your resume or on the background check form.

This sounds simple, but there’s a lot of subtlety when you consider “gray areas” - slight GPA inflation, exaggerating previous jobs, omitting jobs, and more.

Getting A Job, Recruiting, Resume Tips | 12 Comments »