Comments on: How to Lie on your Resume (and get away with it) http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2009/how-to-lie-on-your-resume-and-get-away-with-it/ Jake on travel, China, food, life and tech Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:51:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Macho Man http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2009/how-to-lie-on-your-resume-and-get-away-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-23670 Macho Man Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:59:53 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/?p=261#comment-23670 If information can’t be verified, than go ahead and lie. Also (this is very important) look at what the job is asking for, i.e., skills, experience, and so on. I bolded the most important qualities the boss is looking for from a recent job posting: Strong financial background and expert proficiency with all Microsoft Suite applications - Excel, Word etc. Best qualified candidate will be a self-motivated, multi-tasking guru, able to work independently but definitely a team player... Attention to detail is a MUST So, it says self-motivated, try to come up with an example from your past employment that will show the boss that you are self-motivated. Do this for each key word in the job posting. This is the main point, so listen carefully, give the boss what he or she wants. They have a particular person in mind, so try to be that person. Just think about it, and remember, GIVE THE BOSS WHAT HE OR SHE WANTS AND FOCUS ON THE KEY WORDS! If information can’t be verified, than go ahead and lie. Also (this is very important) look at what the job is asking for, i.e., skills, experience, and so on. I bolded the most important qualities the boss is looking for from a recent job posting:

Strong financial background and expert proficiency with all Microsoft Suite applications – Excel, Word etc.

Best qualified candidate will be a self-motivated, multi-tasking guru, able to work independently but definitely a team player… Attention to detail is a MUST

So, it says self-motivated, try to come up with an example from your past employment that will show the boss that you are self-motivated. Do this for each key word in the job posting. This is the main point, so listen carefully, give the boss what he or she wants. They have a particular person in mind, so try to be that person. Just think about it, and remember, GIVE THE BOSS WHAT HE OR SHE WANTS AND FOCUS ON THE KEY WORDS!

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