I am just curious about this because I am currently looking for a job and I get told I don 't have enough experience, well duh I have been a stay at home mom. Anyways, I have spoke with several people that tell me they lie on their applications and resumes to get a job I have a hard time with that because the purpose of getting a job is to better our living situation and I HAVE to get out of this house for my own sanity, I want a little life of my own.


I just don't want to get a job to lose it.

Please do not lie on your resume or a job application -- it's a really dumb (not to mention dishonest) thing to do.

As someone who worked in Human Resources for a Fortune 500 company, I can assure you that employees do, in fact, get fired for lying on a resume/job application. Normally, people lying about their education or previous jobs would be discovered before they were hired, but I remember several times that employees were fired after being hired when it was found that they had lied about their job skills/experience.

I would never lie on my resume or application. I got accused on it once when I was interviewing for a job about 13 years ago. They were unable to contact ANY of my previous employers because all of the companies I had previously worked for were out of business and/or bought out and they couldn't get any information about my previous employment other than from me. They were like "well isn't THAT convienient?". Uh, it's not MY fault! Needless to say, I didn't get that job because they interviewer didn't believe that could happen. Oh well. I got a better job a few weeks later that paid 50% more

Like KellyJef, I have seen people fired because they lied on their resumes and they were GREAT employees. Once you find out they have lied, you have to fire them and everything they have said/done now has a shadow of doubt around it

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OP, I feel for you! I'm getting ready to go back to work next year -- I think my best bet (and perhaps yours, too) will be to volunteer in schools (or wherever else you might volunteer) and then get letters of recommendation from those people...those will have to suffice to attest to our more updated "experience" I think. No, it won't be actual career experience, but through your letters of recommendation you will have honest testimonies to your character, reliability, even professionalism.

Good luck!!!

Never. It doesn't sound like a good idea for many reasons.

Many years ago I had a friend that gave me the same advice, to lie on my applications. Her reasoning was because the company is going to train you to do it their way anyhow, so it's no big deal. Even though her reasoning made sense to me, it was something I just couldn't bring my self to do. It took me longer to find a job, but it was easier living with myself.

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I am overqualified... sigh. Not bragging at all. Sadly, I feel like I need to leave things off of my resume in order to get a job. Is that lying? If so, I might resort to it.

It feels as though our school district (not sure if all are this way?) does NOT want to hire new teachers with years of experience plus massive amounts of education. They have to pay them way more than a teacher fresh out of college... sigh. The almighty dollar.

BUT, they hired me in a heartbeat for substitute teaching. Maybe you could look into subbing? Each state varies as to the requirements but they are pretty desparate for subs in most places and it works really well with the kids' school year schedule (summer's off, etc.) and pays better than quite a few other jobs...