At my current job (software engineer) I’ve had to interview a lot of people. It’s wild how many times I’ve asked a candidate about a skill they list on their resume only for them to completely fail even basic questions.
Then it gets really awkward when I point to it listed on their resume.
If you don’t even know the basics then don’t lie about it. If there’s any chance you’ll be asked more advanced questions then don’t lie about it. Save yourself the embarrassment.
But to be clear, I was talking about people lying about having skills required to perform the job they’re applying for. If you’re in a homeless situation I wouldn’t suggest lying to get into a job you’re incapable of performing unless there’s no other job options. Even if you don’t fail the interview you’ll end up in a job that you’re likely to get fired from.
That said, there is plenty of stuff that interviewers look for or ask about that has little or no impact on your ability to do the job (gaps in work history, weirdly specific minimum years of experience, etc). That sort of stuff is worth lying about.
Eh, at some point it’s worth the risk. At the end of the day 9/10 might figure out you’ve been lying, but the 1/10 that doesn’t and gives you higher pay is still worth the embarrassment.
Especially if it’s your first employment. Everybody wants people with prior experience, but you gotta start somewhere. Once you’ve got experience, then you can probably stop lying.
At my current job (software engineer) I’ve had to interview a lot of people. It’s wild how many times I’ve asked a candidate about a skill they list on their resume only for them to completely fail even basic questions.
Then it gets really awkward when I point to it listed on their resume.
If you don’t even know the basics then don’t lie about it. If there’s any chance you’ll be asked more advanced questions then don’t lie about it. Save yourself the embarrassment.
Lying isn’t illegal. Being homeless is.
This is true.
But to be clear, I was talking about people lying about having skills required to perform the job they’re applying for. If you’re in a homeless situation I wouldn’t suggest lying to get into a job you’re incapable of performing unless there’s no other job options. Even if you don’t fail the interview you’ll end up in a job that you’re likely to get fired from.
That said, there is plenty of stuff that interviewers look for or ask about that has little or no impact on your ability to do the job (gaps in work history, weirdly specific minimum years of experience, etc). That sort of stuff is worth lying about.
Eh, at some point it’s worth the risk. At the end of the day 9/10 might figure out you’ve been lying, but the 1/10 that doesn’t and gives you higher pay is still worth the embarrassment.
Especially if it’s your first employment. Everybody wants people with prior experience, but you gotta start somewhere. Once you’ve got experience, then you can probably stop lying.