Reply To: Resume Bluffing

The consensus appears to be that he won’t get the job, but if he is an irreligious unethical guy, he will have nothing to lose (except, perhaps, a few minutes of embarrassment.) On the other hand, there is a small possibility it might work. (And then he MIGHT lose the job that he would otherwise never have had.)

Obviously you can’t fool what knowledge, technical or otherwise, you have as you’ll need it to perform the functions of the position. But as far as work and educational history, that is another ballpark.

Looking at past actual instances of this, it seems some high level, including upper management, occurrences of this nature resulted in the person losing (usually resigning) their job. It’s usually found when they are promoted, and a press release issued touting their educational accomplishments, that someone realizes is a fib. Lower level positions you don’t usually read about, since they might simply be dismissed, but it is also more likely to fall under the radar.