Been looking for a “big boy job” since I graduated college but I’m apparently under qualified for entry level positions and pretty much get no call backs or interview opportunities. I’ve tried tailoring my resume to job descriptions and still nothing.

I always hear people say online and irl that they just lie on their resumes but I don’t understand what that means in practice. Lie about experience? Job history? Roles you’ve worked?

lie about the previous positions and your responsibilities

Lie about how long you spent at the job usually

u can give them my number under manager contact and i’ll vouch for you bro

say you signed an NDA to explain one single lapse in your employment as well

Tbh save yourself the stress and keep it 100 on your resume. You'd be surprised about the things some employers may grill you on and if you can't back it up in a concise way, they can probably tell. If anything, maybe embellish the impact you had in your previous role, but if you lie outright then you have to keep up that appearance

I don’t think that works for real jobs. They do background checks and it’ll be awkward having to explain a lie

Job duration and exaggerating your responsibilities.

Embellish

Like when I was applying for my first sales job, and I had worked in restaurants before, I added s*** like “led the team in appetizer/desert ratio” and “highest alcohol sales for the year whatever”

I probably actually did but I don’t know if I did

Also one time my manager had to leave the store for an hour and said I was manager on duty so I added something about regularly being appointed as manager on duty.

Embellish but never lie

Real companies will find out

Idk I didn't lied bc you can easily tell if someone is an experienced programmer or not

I lie about every possible thing I can to my employer f*** them

Man, lemme tell you somethin', alright? So there's this whole debate about whether you should lie on your resume or not, right? But check this out, it's like we're all just tryin' to survive out here in the wild world of jobs and careers.

Picture this: You're at the job hunt, and you're like, "Alright, what do I got? A little bit of experience, a sprinkle of skills, and a whole lotta determination." But dang, that job description's got like a hundred bullet points, and you're sittin' there like, "Do I even know what half this stuff is?!"

So what do you do? You sprinkle a little fairy dust of exaggeration on that resume, my friend! You add a dash of Photoshop to your proficiency levels, maybe toss in a side of "managed a team of squirrels during a summer camp," and voilà, you got yourself a résumé that's ready to roll.

Now, I ain't sayin' go out there and tell 'em you're a rocket scientist when you can barely put together a Lego spaceship. But a little stretchin' of the truth? It's like seasoning for your professional story. You're not out there robbin' banks, you're just lettin' the truth have a little wiggle room.

Because here's the kicker, my friend: you land that interview, right? You're sittin' across from the hiring manager, and they're shootin' questions at you like it's a rapid-fire game of verbal dodgeball. And you, you're just bobbin' and weavin', dippin' and divin', pullin' out some of those "experience-enhanced" answers. And guess what? You're likable, you're charismatic, you're the freakin' Michael Jordan of interviews!
And that's what it's all about, man. You're not just tellin' 'em you can juggle flaming swords while riding a unicycle, you're showin' 'em that you got the spirit, the drive, the determination to tackle anything they throw at you. You're like a freakin' Swiss Army Knife of skills and potential!
So hey, go ahead and give that résumé a little creative sprinkle, my dude. Just remember, when you're sittin' there, spinnin' your web of "experience," make sure you can back it up with a smile and a "Hell yeah, I'm ready to take on the world!" 'Cause that's the secret sauce right there.

It’s usually things like elaborating unnecessarily on how certain jobs prepared you with soft/hard skills, or if you worked a small role on this project then talk your role in the job up to be more than what it was

It’s usually stuff that’s at least half-way true just sprinkled with some flavor if that makes since

Like obviously don’t like about big s*** or stuff that can easily be disproven.

You’re not gonna lie about having 5 years of experience in a field or attending some Ivy League for this degree because someone can quickly call your bluff you feel

applying for jobs is bullshit rn honestly, i feel like the only way to get a nonshitty job is to have connections

I got zero responses on Indeed after replying to a bunch of different jobs, managed to get my current job bcuz of previously volunteering

Jobs do background checks… this isn’t going to fly for actual career jobs.

Was this chat gpt
Some gems in there nonetheless tho

Exaggerate your achievements, claim projects others did as your own or lie about your level of involvement, fudge numbers etc.

I f***ed up not networking much in college but also covid hit the exact year I got to university so that also threw a wrench in any opportunities I may have had as well

But yeah just looking for a job is so defeating rn, my current resume only had indeed show me s***ty customer service and call center stuff which I want out of

Okay I do a little bit of this currently but I guess it’s a matter of applying for the right role atp which is a whole other issue of contention in my life rn

Can’t they check that somehow?

That’s like the one thing they check when calling your previous employers

i put personal projects that i had just started on my resume but told the people interviewing me and was still able to explain how they would work thats what got me my current job, i was also very interested in the position

Also, just because you don'y meet every requirement doesn't mean you won't be considered

This. Obviously don’t flat out lie. Drum it up a little