This is not about the Bachelor of Science resume; this is about the other BS! Job hunting is BS, resume writing is BS, so what happens if your resume is BS? If you've been looking for a job you can start to get pretty frustrated.
When you have considered everything else, you can't help but think that the reason behind your silent phone must be your resume.
Look I was tired of knocking on doors.
OK so I didn't knock on a single door but after a sending few billion resumes not one company responded.
A resume just gets you in the door right? So what could a few white lies hurt? Once you get an interview or two, you will be able to prove your worth to any potential employer, right? After you get the job whoever looks at your resume again? Just a few tweaks here and there.
So I don't have a Masters degree, I could have.
Maybe I didn't get the employee of the month award, I should have.
Yes I did add a certification or two, but how would anyone prove differently? Just when I had my resume looking pretty good a friend of mine who works in HR for large New York firm stopped by.
For some reassurance I asked her if they run background checks on job hunters and what's the worst that can happen when someone gets caught fudging a bit on their resume.
She told me before I start working some creative magic on my history I should consider some of the following outcomes: (How did she know I was considering a resume enhancement?)

1. Your dishonesty will be discovered.
   In this electronic age, employment and education records are a few keystrokes away.
   During pre-employment screenings we verify those pesky details such as college transcripts or previous job titles.
   If we find any fabrications your resume can go from the top of the "Hire" pile to the "Reject" pile.
   
2. You could be forced to tell more lies.
   Remember that old adage about the tangled web that is created from lies? If you start embellishing your resume experience, you could find yourself living a sad tale.
   You will quickly find yourself creating new tales to cover your original embellishments.
   Before too much time has passed, you may even have trouble separating the truths about your past from the lies.
   I catch people in lies in interviews regularly.
   
3. You could be caught later.
   Let's say that you listed a fluency in Japanese on your resume.
   In truth, however, you know four or five words.
   Imagine how embarrassed you will be when your new employer proudly introduces you to his new Japanese client and quickly discovers your falsities.
   Your new employer will lose face and you lose your new job.
   
4. You could be terminated.
   In some cases, employers may simply fire any employee that is found to have lied on an application.
   Then you find yourself back to job hunting with the added challenge of a short-term job to explain to future employers.
   
5. Word travels.
   We share information with other employers about resume lies: over lunch, on the phone, in email.
   

"Maybe instead of a bull resume Joe, you should work on your resume writing to send out a different BS resume; a Better Skills resume.
" she told me, "the free ResumeDictionary.
com can help you with your resume skills.
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