Lied on C.V. now they want evidence!

scheming_gypsy

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

This isn't about you - this is about the OP. the OP alleges that he want travelling recently so bank statements will be easily accessible. The OP alleges he went in a campervan - which would need fuel [usually paid for by a debit or credit card].

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usually should read - sometimes. Not everybody pays for everything by card and not everybody has a debit card.

t0rt0ise

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I have proof I went to France 3 summers ago as I still have the paperwork for taking the hire car over, plus my emails to show that we booked a train from Folkestone. In this day and age, unless you are a hobbit - proving things is really really easy.

Well bully for you. I don't have proof that I went to Europe a few weeks ago.. emails deleted, tickets and receipts thrown away. Why you think everyone is the same as you is puzzling. People do things differently.

Sambucus_Nigra

t0rt0ise wrote: »

Well bully for you. I don't have proof that I went to Europe a few weeks ago.. emails deleted, tickets and receipts thrown away. Why you think everyone is the same as you is puzzling. People do things differently.

So you'd rather give up a job than ask your sister for her copies. Amazing.

Sambucus_Nigra

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

usually should read - sometimes. Not everybody pays for everything by card and not everybody has a debit card.

No - not everyone pays cash for everything including ferry or train bookings, fuel receipts, cash withdrawals from a bank a week earlier, euro exchange receipts etc etc etc.

The list is endless - but it's a moot point seeing as the OP never went in the first place. As it's a lie.

thistledome

morganedge wrote: »

photoshop loads of pictures with you at various places like the Eifel Tower and the Sydney Opera house etc.

Brilliant idea.:T

Or if you're not very good with photoshop you could tell them you got run over in Paris and lost your memory and all your belongings.

Come on OP, give us an update...

scheming_gypsy

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

No - not everyone pays cash for everything including ferry or train bookings, fuel receipts, cash withdrawals from a bank a week earlier, euro exchange receipts etc etc etc.

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no, you're trying to say that people USUALLY pay for petrol by card and I'm correcting you and saying that it's sometimes, not usually. Usually would suggest that it's the main way to pay

Sambucus_Nigra

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

no, you're trying to say that people USUALLY pay for petrol by card and I'm correcting you and saying that it's sometimes, not usually. Usually would suggest that it's the main way to pay

It's irrelevant, as the OP didn't buy any fuel. As he wasn't travelling in a camper van anyway.

BobQ

Oh what a tangled web we weave.......

I suppose the 5 pages of postings on this thread have been entertaining for the contributors but the fact is that the OP has applied for a job and given false information. It does not matter why.

IMHO the OP's best option is to call the firm and say that he is disappointed with the lack of trust they are showing in him and that because of this he is withdrawing his application. Why risk being exposed? Why risk getting the job and then being exposed (the OP is clearly not a good liar!)?

My advice is never lie about anything to do with a job application UNLESS you can be certain you will never be found out!

Pupnik

BobQ wrote: »

Oh what a tangled web we weave.......

I suppose the 5 pages of postings on this thread have been entertaining for the contributors but the fact is that the OP has applied for a job and given false information. It does not matter why.

IMHO the OP's best option is to call the firm and say that he is disappointed with the lack of trust they are showing in him and that because of this he is withdrawing his application. Why risk being exposed? Why risk getting the job and then being exposed (the OP is clearly not a good liar!)?

My advice is never lie about anything to do with a job application UNLESS you can be certain you will never be found out!

I think this is what I would do in the OP's shoes too UNLESS he is on JSA in which case he can't turn down a job, if that is the case it is probably better to admit defeat and come clean, explaining exactly why he didn't put the job on the CV and if they withdraw the offer put it down as a good lesson for the future.

t0rt0ise

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

So you'd rather give up a job than ask your sister for her copies. Amazing.

You do talk rubbish. What would be the point of my getting her ferry ticket with her name on it, or her receipts for things paid through her bank account. You think that would prove that I was there? Of course it wouldn't.