Lied on C.V. now they want evidence!

dandelionclock30

Very few people manage to make a career out of lying.

Bloody Hell, look at all the politicians they dont know the difference between the truth and a lie and they do o.k especially when they are screwing their expenses.
Look at Alistar Campbell, and Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair, all compulsive liars,all still working in well paid jobs.
Premiership footballers lie and cheat on their wives, get caught but so what, their too rich to care and suffer no consequences because their wives will never leave them, because of the money involved.
Look at Colleen Rooney what a show Wayne has made of her and R yan Giggs wife and Ferdinands These women stay for the money. Colleen would still be wearing dowdy clothes if it wasnt for Waynes millions.

saintjammyswine

jdp1970 wrote: »

If prospective employers were more understanding....no-one would need to lie would they?

So if you told them you had previously held a job that went pear-shaped, they probably wouldn't give you the job, would they?

It's do or die...

Better than losing your home and everything, because you lost out on a job cos you told the truth!

Who cares what you were like in a previous job....its what your gonna be like that matters!

Or what you are going to be like while doing some time!!

Some extracts that may make you think again....

It's a crime under the 2006 Fraud Act (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and the maximum penalty is 10 years. The first person to be jailed was a Stoke-on-Trent man in 2009, who falsely claimed to have a doctorate and masters degree when applying for an NHS job.

David Edmondson, chief executive of Radio Shack was dismissed in 2006 after the company discovered he'd falsely added a bachelor of science degree to his CV when he joined 12 years earlier

dandelionclock30

People will always do what they do,irrespective of the fact they might go to prison for fraud.6 people per year or so go for c.v fraud.
The other 40 million or so adults have got away with it. People couldnt care less about the risk.

DCFC79

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

People will always do what they do,irrespective of the fact they might go to prison for fraud.6 people per year or so go for c.v fraud.
The other 40 million or so adults have got away with it. People couldnt care less about the risk.

Not all the 40 million havent all lied on they're cv's, I know I havent. I prefer to be honest.

Torry_Quine

DCFC79 wrote: »

Not all the 40 million havent all lied on they're cv's, I know I havent. I prefer to be honest.

Sadly for many honesty is obviously not that important.

DCFC79

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Sadly for many honesty is obviously not that important.

yes i accept that there are people out there who dont consider it important.

an9i77

meer53 wrote: »

I think you'll find that most employers these days are more than understanding, as long as you are honest. My sons case proves this. Any employer who dismisses you as a potential employee without looking into what you're saying (truth or lie) isn't worth working for in my opinion.

Of course it matters what you were like in your previous job, people who lie very rarely get on in life, it usually comes back to bite them on the backside. Think about recent news articles relating to Politicians and their expenses and Footballers and their extra marital affairs, they all thought they could get away with it didn't they ? Very few people manage to make a career out of lying.

But the ones who do are the ones who no one knows about!

chris1973

Its not a new thing, my Uncle lied on his C.V 35 years ago, got the job, bluffed / faffed / acted his way around the Job and eventually worked his way up the ladder. 16 Years after he was taken on, his boss retired and my Uncle took over the running of the place, these days he's coming up to retirement, still in the same Job and has enjoyed his career and made a good success out of it. Does he regret it?, don't be silly would you?. He maintains that if he hadn't have "massaged the truth" slightly he would have never have been given the opportunity. This was also back in the days of the proverbial "you could leave your job on a friday and walk into a new one on Monday". The temptation to lie a little to get your foot in the door and get a piece of the action these days must be even greater.

Obviously it worked for him, but may not work for somebody else, and i'm not actively condoning it, but it does show another side to the story, a positive one which the grim reapers and primadonna's around here will never see. I think some people need to look up from the soap operas once in a while, tune into reality and realise that in most cases when referencing lying on a C.V it isn't in relation to talking about flying a plane, or the qualifications needed to remove somebodies appendix, or even anything which would put a colleagues' safety at risk. Its probably more about being given an opportunity to prove ones worth, or in the OP's case, purely covering themselves for leaving a position, after a short period for nothing more than non scandalous 'personal' reasons.

I'm sure that if somebody considered it interesting enough to be more than pub talk and forum fodder that if a national poll was carried out, that quite a few people over the years have lied to get a job of some kind. I'm sure many are also still in it, with their bosses blissfully unaware of their earlier indiscretions at interview time, and why should they be?, if that person has adapted to the job, and can do it perfectly enough to do it for many years without any complaint?.

Times have changed, its a jungle out there and its the strong who get ahead, some may say its also the foolish who try to by lying, but a small amount of Kudos to the OP for at least trying to better their situation and getting off JSA. No doubt there would have been some quick to advise the OP just to relax, put the kettle on and console themselves by starting another 'what am I entitled to thread'......

NoNoDrama

Spoke to the HR lady she says they have everything they need re: references - I start on Monday.

Looks like they are taking my word for it based on my previous references all coming back good and legit. :beer::j:T

Those who mentioned payroll - this won't be an issue. Like many companies these days their payroll is done off-site by a third-party company.

Torry_Quine

NoNoDrama wrote: »

Spoke to the HR lady she says they have everything they need re: references - I start on Monday.

Looks like they are taking my word for it based on my previous references all coming back good and legit. :beer::j:T

Those who mentioned payroll - this won't be an issue. Like many companies these days their payroll is done off-site by a third-party company.

Glad it's worked out in the end. Let this be a lesson to all of those who think lying is acceptable.