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/biz/ are there any actual downsides to just... lying on your resume about qualifications?

After being rejected for the millionth time by a college, despite good grades and no debt, I'm wondering what exactly is stopping me from just telling a company I have a bachelors. I mean, journalists fail to research the most basic of facts all the time, I can't imagine an HR department would give enough of a shit to call every single applicant's college. And if I get caught, what's the worse that can happen? It's not like they can just call every other company in the world and tell them I lied.

If it facilitates me getting better experience in my relevant field, what's stopping me /biz/? Is there something obvious I'm missing here?

>> No.3511020

>>3511000

You won't get a reference from them, which negates your previous exp, at least for big companies. A bad referral is like a std that everyone knows about, and also shows you haven't a clue how others percieve you if you would suggest a referee that would be negative.

>> No.3511088

I lied on my CV to get my previous 2 jobs. I said I had a diploma when actually I dropped out of my study because I disliked the classmates and teachers. I also applied about 6 jobs and had interviews at other places. They never checked out my statements on the cv. Of course I also insinuated I had more experience and qualifications in other statements on my cv.

btw, been working 4 years at current job of which I lied on cv to get it. I have seen about 5 people get fired for lying on their cv.

I'm willing to bet their background as far as qualifications was never checked out either.

The difference between those 5 people and me is that I could deliver and actually do the job.

>> No.3511221

Don't lie on things that you can get caught out on. Otherwise lie as much as you can. -Multiple Fortune 500s.

>> No.3511482

>>3511088
>I could deliver and actually do the job.
>>3511000
What that anon said: you have to lie within your abilities. Tom Ford got his start as a fashion designer because he lied about his degree, he made a fashion portfolio when he actually studied Architecture.
>I studied at Parsons School of Design, I just didn't tell them what I studied
However he had enough understanding of tailoring, and being an architecture student of design that he could fake it till he made it.
10 years later he was head designer of Gucci and turned it into a billion dollar firm.

Lie about your credentials, not your abilities.