Comrades, what kind of lies can I get away with on a resume?
I graduated with a bachelors in computer science around 4 years ago. Long story short, I was depressed, dysphoric, and suicidal throughout my college years and by the time I finished I didn’t want to do anything. I’ve been unemployed for the last 4 years but I’ve also transitioned, started taking better care of myself, and overall I feel much better.
Anyways, I need to get a job now. What kind of lies can I get away with on my resume to cover up the long period of unemployment? Should I pretend I started some sort of company and it failed? Pretend like I went on some backpacking journey in a foreign country? Do companies even check all this stuff?
I did do an internship at a big tech company several years ago, and I’m working on personal software projects so I can put that on my resume. Also, I’m in Amerikkka.
These responses and question make me think I don't get jobs because I'm honest. What a fucking world lol. I'm putting "shit at lying on my resume" on my resume.
Dude, fucking same. One tip from above I want to do is repeat your lie ad nauseum so you begin to believe your lies.
I swore to return to college and finish my CS degree but I'm going to pepper my github with a LOT of projects that I "made" by just copying youtube lol. That, and I have a cousin and an old acquaintance that work at Microsoft so when I do that I'll be a nepo hir...I mean, "network" for the job and make sure to exaggerate a little on my resume. Add an extra year to your old job, throw in a random job duty. It's not your fault porky is too picky to hire people these days.
Lie if you like. Don't lie about things you could be asked to do. Like if you say that you were in charge of doing a thing, as interviewer I may well test that.
As interviewer I don't or shouldn't give a shit about your history except to try to predict your future. If lying gets you past HR to get looked by the hiring manager, AND the hiring manager thinks you're a reasonable candidate for the role listed, then that is a win.
Tbf I'm not even getting any hits for mobile app dev jobs and I have 2 published apps. Can't even be truthful and get any snags.
My passion is IT, and I've had a few interviews but they all fizzled out. It's end of the year so I'm gonna hybernate until January and start hitting it hard again. Maybe I'll look up a few videos on how to lie effectively or something.