I second that. We just lost a guy because he claimed to have a Bachelor's Degree when he did not. It only took them a week to figure it out. He was a contractor for six months, so he knew his stuff. When there is an abundant supply of talent, you can be choosy. When there is a scarcity of talent, you take whatever comes your way. You know where we are right now. . . George "Dr. Ghastly" wrote: > > Uh, considering the work your looking for, I wouldn't consider lying. The > company I work for does EXENSIVE background checks. > > ****************************************************************** > Once you start down the dark path, forever will it > dominate your destiny, consume you it will... > ****************************************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trent Shipley" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: Mensan seeks work > > > I've seen really high numbers about lying on resumes. I suspect that > people > > usually get away with it. Of course, if you don't then it can really bite > > you in the ass--especially if you claim to be an experienced surgeon or > > litigator. > > > > > Actually, another alternative is to lie about your > > > experience if you really know your stuff, but that usually comes around > to > > > bite you in the ass. > > > ~M > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss