Posted by BeardedLady on December 23, 2002, at 9:32:56
In reply to Re: Resumé Advice, posted by coral on December 23, 2002, at 8:33:38
> Sorry, but I'm going to offer very opposite advice on this one. Do NOT lie. If you're hired and there are problems (of any sort, your responsibility or someone else's) and you've submitted a resume with lies and were probably asked to sign a job application form, that is grounds for immediate dismissal in most states.
Yes, it is. But it's unlikely employers will find out that you weren't working for yourself! And I don't mean to be argumentative, but at least you'd have a job from which to be dismissed. It's hard to find those progressive companies willing to hire folks who may need unlimited time off in the future, and it's hard to prove you weren't hired because of it.
I didn't realize that Jon had filed for disability while at his other job (I don't remember it or didn't read closely). That's certainly a factor, as the next employer could easily find out.
> While I wholeheartedly agree with "active verbs," I would strongly suggest staying away from the use of "I" --- it takes some creative wording to accomplish the same impact without "I".Actually, there's no place in a résumé for the word I. The active verbs to which I was referring would come immediately following a bullet. I used "I" only so that I could write a complete sentence in my post!
Cheers!
Beardy : )>
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