Lied To Prospective Employer, Think They'll Find Out? - Page 2

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

Only thing people would ask is "oh so how long were you there for?" and that just begs a vague answer anyways. "Well I graduated last June, it was my first real job out of college in my area and blah blah blah." Being vague without being suspicious is easy as fuck in casual conversation because nobody really cares about cold hard facts in that instance.
If they really do pin me down then I'll tell them my real start date and that I worked odd cash jobs while I looked for a job to get by, how lucky I was to get my previous job and how I learned so much, and how that translates into value for this new company and yadda yadda yadda. If they ask why my resume said 2010, then I'd just say something like "well the career people at school told us to put down a year if we worked there for a year or less otherwise employers would think it's a typo" or some such bullshit blaming it on a college counselor, everyone knows they're dumbasses anyways.

Originally Posted by globetrotter 

harvey has it right. if I understood that you had lied to me in this way, I'd fire you, I am guessing most good employers would too. sorry

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

I don't think I lied I never said a specific date, come to think of it.

Originally Posted by globetrotter 

harvey has it right. if I understood that you had lied to me in this way, I'd fire you, I am guessing most good employers would too. sorry

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

I don't think I lied I never said a specific date, come to think of it.

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

Anyways, I lied about my start date at Company X (I said June 2010 instead of June 2011

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

It was both on my resume and I told them in the interview.

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

I don't remember saying "June 2010" specifically tho, honestly

Originally Posted by NorCal 

Even if they were doing a good job currently? Is there no part of you that would say "well, fair fucks for putting your dick out there, I guess you really wanted the job." If the liar is doing a good job and the lie was of the white variety don't you think you might let it slide?

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

I don't remember saying "June 2010" specifically tho, honestly

Originally Posted by Khayembii Communique 

So I'm currently employed at Company X and want to get out. I've applied at Company Y and have had a bunch of success - they're very interested in me.
Company Y is a client of Company X. This shouldn't be an issue normally, especially because I actively applied for the opening and it was done through a recruiting agency and I didn't know it was Company Y until further in the process, meaning that Company Y cannot be at fault for poaching employees in any way.
Anyways, I lied about my start date at Company X (I said June 2010 instead of June 2011 - yes I've only been working here for under 6 months). I told them they don't have permission to contact my current employer because it could jeopardize my current employment situation.
I strongly believe that lying about this allowed me to get my foot in the door and that I would not have been able to otherwise. Both myself and the prospective employer agree this is an amazing fit. I was recommended to lie about this by my dad who has been in management for decades and said it shouldn't be a problem.
Now I'm sort of freaking out. I'm worried that they'll offer me the position, I'll accept and quit at Company X, then they'll check my date of hire after offering me the job, discover I lied, not believe me when I exhaust one of two options - insist I've been working there since 2010 or claim they misunderstood and I always said 2011 - and recant the offer or fire me, depending how far along in the process we are.
This is pretty much worst case scenario but what is the likelihood of this happening? I'm sort of starting to freak out about it. Was it a dumb idea or actually smart to do?