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Mark Fletcher - http://www.markfletcher.org/blog
I had some Java certs, but they're too old now...
SCJP1.4, SCWCD
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
Teri To: All resumes lie to a certain degree. That's what interviews are for.
Actually, lying on a resume is punishable by dismissal here in the US. There have recently been several high profile cases of people getting fired from very important positions for having lied on their resume.
Is anybody else bothered by this particular statement?
Joe
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
What do you consider an acceptable lie, Teri?
Joe
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
What do you consider an acceptable lie, Teri?
Joe
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
There have recently been several high profile cases of people getting fired from very important positions for having lied on their resume.
Uncontrolled vocabularies
"I try my best to make *all* my posts nice, even when I feel upset" -- Philippe Maquet
MH
Matt Cao, you are right. There is no law and order in my country. That's why I lie. Everybody is honest to the core in your country.[/QB]
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SCJP1.4, SCWCD
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
I wouldn't want to count on someone who considers lying acceptable.
Joe
SCJP1.4, SCWCD
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
My definition of lying is knowingly and purposely, through comission or omission, causing someone to come to the wrong conclusion.
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
This is a wonderful, carefully crafted situation to justify lying, but as it turns out you really aren't lying.
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
If you said you had expert skills you would be lying. If you had never programmed an applet in your life and put down applets as a skill, you would be lying. If you said you had programmed applets in a busniess environment, you would be lying.
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
All of them are subject to immediate termination.
Joe
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
In my experience, there is no benefit in polygraphing a candidate. I just see how good he is with the concepts.
In my experience, habitual liars will screw their clients, their coworkers, their company and eventually themselves. That's why, if someone lies on their resume, which is their first contact with my company, then they're likely to lie elsewhere, and I have no use for them.
Joe
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
[QB
In fact, it may well be a cultural thing. [/QB]
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
But I'll be perfectly honest, Teri, if you lie to me on your resume, even if I didn't fire you I would never fully trust you again. Because while you can teach programming, you can't teach morality. "A liar is a cheat, and a cheat is a thief."
Originally posted by Joe Pluta:
Honest, unskilled people will work to get better and ask questions when they don't know things. They can be taught new skills, and can be trusted to deal with others, including clients, with integrity.
Talented liars are still liars, and looking to get ahead regardless of the cost to others. They'll lie about what they know, blame others when things go wrong, and lie to clients, and that's just not my idea of a good hire. In the long run, talented liars cost far more than they're worth, especially since their true nature tends to show up on critical projects when the pressure is on.
Joe
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