How hard would it be for me get a great job by lying about my education and qualifications?
Feb 10, 2010
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Great Gifts For Less
I’m 27 years old, very well-educated (formally and informally), and intelligence tests have told me that I’m “exceptionally gifted.” However, due to less-than-advantageous situations over the past years, I never finished college and I’m stuck working my tail off in blue collar hell. If I completely fabricated an employment and education history for myself, do you think I could weasel my way into the white collar echelon?
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6 comments
Lily on February 10, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Yes you probably could..in my experience liars and cheats seem to get on better than hard working honest people.
SuperKelly on February 10, 2010 at 7:15 pm
You could try but lots of places do background checks these days to verify such info. My sister even had to produce her college transcript once for HR at a company.
newjerseyguy on February 10, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Why don’t you weasel your way back to school and finish college? You’re hardly too old.
Gilbert V on February 10, 2010 at 8:06 pm
I dont believe in lying or cheating my way to the top, but if you dont its nearly impossible to do. Thats why I got out of the day to day grind and started doing this..
http://www.projectpayday.com/go/924168
Jen on February 10, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Maybe, but if your boss finds out they will fire you and your reputation will be ruined. Why not finish college now? It’s a lot easier than it used to be to go back. I went back, I work and go to school at the same time. I would never lie… Even if I didn’t feel guilty and ethically wrong about the lying part, I would be humiliated if anyone found out about it.
juliedawng13 on February 10, 2010 at 9:22 pm
It may work, but you would not deserve the job and you would taking a job that someone else who actually completed their education deserves. If you do this you are in fact stealing the job from someone else who deserves it more than you do, and the boss will find out in the long run and you will lose the job and be fired, which you would deserve.