| The UK version of The Apprentice has just ended, | | | | candidates might, it's certainly tempting to lie. But most |
| and the winner - by all accounts a great guy - was | | | | employers will not want to hire someone who tells lies. |
| caught out lying on his CV. | | | | And if you do lie, no-one finds outs and you get the |
| In the penultimate episode of the show, the candidates | | | | job, that lie will hang over you for the duration of your |
| were subjected to a round of tough interviews and | | | | employment. Employers who discover that someone |
| this is where the lie was revealed - in front of millions | | | | has lied, may well decide to sack the employee and |
| of viewers. Lee had attended, but not completed, a | | | | that is going to look a lot worse than your lack of |
| university course and said that he had been there for | | | | experience or the fact you didn't pass a maths exam. |
| two years. However, the interviewer had contacted | | | | And not only that, prospective employers are bound to |
| the university and he had, in fact, been a student for | | | | find out. Even if you lie (again) about why you left, they |
| only four months. | | | | are going to wonder why you don't have a reference. |
| He still won, coming first out of 20,000 applicants.So, | | | | So what can you do to cover up your lack of skills or |
| does this mean it's OK to lie on your CV? | | | | qualifications, or worse still, the fact that you were |
| The first question you need to ask yourself, is why do | | | | fired? |
| you think you need to lie? In Lee's case, it was | | | | If you feel the need to lie, the best thing you can do is |
| embarrassment over his lack of education and | | | | to learn how to write an effective, targeted CV or |
| qualifications. Understandable, perhaps and he got | | | | resume which is designed for the job you are applying |
| away with it. But is it worth the risk? | | | | for and which highlights both what the employer is |
| If you are concerned about your CV and feel that | | | | looking for and your own strengths. |
| perhaps you don't shine as much as the other | | | | |