Never Lie or Embellish the “Real You” When Writing Your Resume

ody">often I find this not to be true. Many people either lie or
I have been in the People Business for over 26 yearsembellish their resumes which often can, and most
and in this span of time have read, along with my staff,often, does lead to problems.
over 30,000 resumes. These have come from peopleIf caught in a lie, it can lead to a loss of your salary and
in every segment of the work force but primarily,job, a professional business license, or even worse,
these resumes are from Executives and Managers.your integrity and credibility.
You would think the people that have attained this levelMany people do it so often that in many cases, what
of success would understand that honesty is alwayswas once a lie now becomes reality….
the best policy when writing their resume. Yet, too