Have you ever lied on a job application?
06-18-2012, 05:22 PM
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Have you ever lied on a job application?
I read a news article the other day that said 82% of people who apply for jobs have lied on their applications at least once in their life. It makes me wonder how many people lie on their resume too. 
06-18-2012, 08:30 PM
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The Police Department has a spot for "Race" on their application and I filled it out honestly: Human. The recruiter was not amused.
06-19-2012, 02:36 AM
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I'm a motivated, adaptable and responsible student seeking a position which will utilise the organisational and communication skills developed through my previous employment and cadet training.
While studying my degree I have successfully combined my studies with work and other commitments; showing myself to be self-motivated, organised and capable of working under pressure. I have a clear, logical mind with a practical approach to problem solving and a drive to see things through to completion. I enjoy working on my own initiative or in a team. In short, I am reliable, trustworthy, hardworking and eager to join an organisation that can fully utilise my skills.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
While studying my degree I have successfully combined my studies with work and other commitments; showing myself to be self-motivated, organised and capable of working under pressure. I have a clear, logical mind with a practical approach to problem solving and a drive to see things through to completion. I enjoy working on my own initiative or in a team. In short, I am reliable, trustworthy, hardworking and eager to join an organisation that can fully utilise my skills.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
06-19-2012, 08:21 AM
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I've known companies to fire people immediately after they've started when someone's identified a lie on a resume. One was a question of if they had ever worked for that company before. WHY would you say No when you had? They gon' find out! 
06-19-2012, 08:38 AM
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My current job made me take a test asking about weather I've ever stole or "borrowed without permission" from a company I worked for. I may have fibbed a little.
06-19-2012, 10:03 AM
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06-19-2012, 10:33 AM
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When I got this job I was on probation.
No?
Funny part is, and I still have yet to understand how, my background check came back clean
#567.2) Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
No?
Funny part is, and I still have yet to understand how, my background check came back clean
06-20-2012, 06:35 AM
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Whether you have EVER stolen or 'borrowed without permission'
How far back am I supposed to go on that one? I don't want to get philosophical on an application sheet but of course every human has stolen something at least once in their life.
