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“Eagle-Eyed Employers Scour Resumes for Little White Lies”

Filed under Resumes and Cover Letters
Posted by Libraries, April 26, 2006
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Cheryl Soltis, CareerJournal.com, March 22, 2006
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20060322-soltis.html?mod=RSSCareerJournal&cjrss=frontpage

This article warns about the practice of lying on your resume. Although it may be tempting, Deidra Adams, principal human-resources consultant, says that “When you embellish it speaks to your integrity…Everyone knows someone … They can get informal information about a candidate, and it’s easy to find someone who has knowledge of a person.” Bottom line best practice? Don’t do it!

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