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Even I heard about this.
So when does embellishment turn into lying? How much is too much?
Lying on your resume is a loser's game, plain and simple. Way to easy to be found out and the cost can be steep.
I remember reading some study where they said that 85% of people lie or embellish on their resume in some capacity big or small.
p.s. if you need more "scaring" into NOT fudging on this stuff, feel free to request horror stories about what has been fudged, and how it came out, and the repercussions. I've seen just about all there is to see, thanks to time spent working with the Coordinator of our Program and also serving on some search committees and such.
Spill them!
The one I shared above actually was worse than I mentioned. As I said, it was a simple oversite/typo. Basically it looked like this.
My current employeer definitely checked because my school notified me they were checking. They called every one of my references as well.
I wonder the problem will be solved if this Jeffrey Chiang changes his name. I understand he will have to go through a lot of processing such as changing his ID or passport, but it is possible, isn't it? I don't think any big company would go so far to check if this guy ever had his name changed.