False Information Can Harm, Not Help, Your Career

                                                How To Avoid Getting Fired From Your Job 

Do Not Pad Your Resume

Every day, we hear about someone "padding" a resume in order to get a better job. ELIZABETH STANTON, in her article in the New York Times, entitled "If a Résumé Lies, Truth Can Loom Large" writes "Padding can take many creative forms: extending the length of employment so it doesn't look as though you've been out of work too long; changing a former job title, say, to account executive from executive assistant; or claiming to hold a degree when you're a few credits shy. Some people have made up eye-catching stints at defunct, and untraceable, dot-com companies, experts say". In the most extreme cases, people have been known to falsify almost their entire lives in order to land a position that might pay them well. Examples as reported by the New York Times are Ronald L. Zarrella and Kenneth E.Lonchar.This practice, even in the smallest forms, such as lying about experience or exaggerating previous duties, is illegal.  

Don't Include Lies In Your Resume

Little white lies in the career world are almost certain to be discovered, and more employers are beginning to do strict background checks on potential hires. If any of your information has been falsified, even if another party was involved, the blame will lie solely on you.

Be Truthful, Don't Falsify Information

The desire to get ahead and get a better job is in all of us, but the temptation to falsify
information to ensure that better position, while strong, should be resisted. Not only is it wrong, and you could be taking away jobs from other, more highly qualified individuals. When found out, you could not only lose your shot at the position, but have serious legal action filed against you. To protect yourself and your chances at getting a job that you're qualified for, being truthful about your education and experience is the only route to take.

Don't Be Deceptive About Your Work History

"Padding" your records in order to land that big job might sound like a good idea at the time.
However, in the end, this kind of deception will always be discovered and could cost you much more than a simple scolding; it could cost you your job. In extreme cases, it might even cost you legal expenses and possibly jail time. Though the prospect of a higher paying job might seem like incentive to stretch the truth about your work history, no job, regardless of pay, is enough to risk such harmful consequence.
 
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