Applying for a job help

[Waldo]

For a start he will have a job and pay taxes rather than unemployment benefit.

 

As I said, good luck with it.

[denlin]

iv always lied about qualifications and walked into every job iv applied for they never check up in the real world.

 

Well I hope you are proud of yourself, maybe you should take a course in written English. :hihi::hihi:

[L00b]

Sorry, I also disagree completely about the little white lie coming out in the wash comment too

Just belatedly adding some about that.

 

Again, you are entirely free to disagree, of course...but e.g. the audio-typists who claims super-proficiency [e.g. OCR (RSA) III + and 90+ wpm] hasn't really got anywhere to hide, when she consistently produces one grammatically-incorrect 2-page letters riddled with spelling errors an hour.

 

Same with the fee earner who claims pre-litigation and conflict mediation experience, but whose first draw-to-attention letter is riddled with (client and company endangering-) statutorily-actionable threats.

 

Like it or not, believe it or not, there are many readily-verifiable limits to "CV embellishment", and by-and-large it's the jobs themselves that provide them: sooner or later it always comes out in the wash

[sharpend]

Just belatedly adding some about that.

 

Again, you are entirely free to disagree, of course...but e.g. the audio-typists who claims super-proficiency [e.g. OCR (RSA) III + and 90+ wpm] hasn't really got anywhere to hide, when she consistently produces one grammatically-incorrect 2-page letters riddled with spelling errors an hour.

 

Same with the fee earner who claims pre-litigation and conflict mediation experience, but whose first draw-to-attention letter is riddled with (client and company endangering-) statutorily-actionable threats.

 

Like it or not, believe it or not, there are many readily-verifiable limits to "CV embellishment", and by-and-large it's the jobs themselves that provide them: sooner or later it always comes out in the wash

 

Agree - and in a place where I once worked (employing agency people - supposed specialists...)

 

It was standard deal with the agency that new workers could be sacked on day one with no fee payable. They called it "contract voided" or something.

 

Much harder and painful in a real job tho.

[ubermaus]

Just belatedly adding some about that.

 

Again, you are entirely free to disagree, of course...but e.g. the audio-typists who claims super-proficiency [e.g. OCR (RSA) III + and 90+ wpm] hasn't really got anywhere to hide, when she consistently produces one grammatically-incorrect 2-page letters riddled with spelling errors an hour.

 

Same with the fee earner who claims pre-litigation and conflict mediation experience, but whose first draw-to-attention letter is riddled with (client and company endangering-) statutorily-actionable threats.

 

Like it or not, believe it or not, there are many readily-verifiable limits to "CV embellishment", and by-and-large it's the jobs themselves that provide them: sooner or later it always comes out in the wash

 

Not in my experience. Again its different...what you described of course if they cant type at 90wpm it becomes apparent.

 

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As I said, good luck with it.

 

I dont lie on my CV. I was explaining it is quite easy to do. For example I could easily make up exam grades, it would be hard for anyone to verify that because I tried when applying to Uni!

 

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I also think tbh, if young people cant get a job then they need to get a foot in the door, by hook or by crook. Nobody owes you a living...

[go4it]

Not in my experience.

 

You are fresh out of Uni aren't you?

 

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For example I could easily make up exam grades, it would be hard for anyone to verify that because I tried when applying to Uni!

 

Upon interview bring ID and copies of all certificates.

 

I have always took certificates to every interview.

[ubermaus]

You are fresh out of Uni aren't you?

 

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Upon interview bring ID and copies of all certificates.

 

I have always took certificates to every interview.

 

I wish I was 21 pal. Ho ho ho!