Lying About My A Level Grades
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t, is that why you want to lie?
I'm a small employer.
We had one person who lied about their exam results. It was obvious very quickly, and they were on their way.
Most companies wouldn't want a liar on the books.
However, you shouldn't view my answer as a negative. If you are ambitious and confident, then you can do very well for yourself.
A determination to succeed is far more important than a good education. So, don't worry too much about your earnings in the next job. Just make sure that you progress up through the earnings ladder.
Don
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We had one person who lied about their exam results. It was obvious very quickly, and they were on their way.
Most companies wouldn't want a liar on the books.
However, you shouldn't view my answer as a negative. If you are ambitious and confident, then you can do very well for yourself.
A determination to succeed is far more important than a good education. So, don't worry too much about your earnings in the next job. Just make sure that you progress up through the earnings ladder.
Don
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If they're important for the job, the employer will probably check them.
If they're not that important for the job, the employer probably wont care that they're not all A*s.
If any employer finds out you lied, regardless of how important the qualification was, you'll probably get the sack.
If they're not that important for the job, the employer probably wont care that they're not all A*s.
If any employer finds out you lied, regardless of how important the qualification was, you'll probably get the sack.
Edited by Dr_Gonzo on Friday 4th June 09:42
I don't actually list my A level grades on my CV since they weren't very good, so i only show that i did them. In the context of my career now they're not really relevant; i subsequently went to uni and have been working in my field of expertise for a few years, so i don't consider them relevant any more. My technical skillset and experience in my field is more important and what any employer should be concentrating on IMO.
If however a prospective employer asks then i would never lie about them.
If however a prospective employer asks then i would never lie about them.
Wait a minute, how are you applying for training contracts now? One of your threads from a few weeks back (although that was as your alter-ego st_files) was asking whether you should pack in your current job to become a solicitor. Do you not need to do a conversion course first? I could well be mistaken but I thought that's how it worked?o
Edited by bonsai on Friday 4th June 09:55
bonsai said:
Wait a minute, how are you applying for training contracts now? One of your threads from a few weeks back (although that was as your alter-ego st_files) was asking whether you should pack in your current job to become a solicitor. Do you not need to do a conversion course first? I could well be mistaken but I thought that's how it worked?o
I am applying for Training Contracts starting in September 2012.....Edited by bonsai on Friday 4th June 09:55
Results quite often dont matter.
Its often how the question is answered instead of the answer to the question that is more important. You need to try to be more creative, funny, professional in the way your cv comes across so you stand out from the million of cvs that are all exactly the same.
Simple things like using decent quality paper, a decent binder, being honest about your hobbies. instead of the generic, "I like walking (other generic sport), reading and the cinema"
When i applied for my current job I put in about being a clan leader of a CS 1.6 clan, and basically explained what the game was about and what a clan leader did, this was asked about in the interview with some rather business orientated questions with regards to leadership and man management. It was an interesting interview.
As for lieing dont do it. You will be found out.
Its often how the question is answered instead of the answer to the question that is more important. You need to try to be more creative, funny, professional in the way your cv comes across so you stand out from the million of cvs that are all exactly the same.
Simple things like using decent quality paper, a decent binder, being honest about your hobbies. instead of the generic, "I like walking (other generic sport), reading and the cinema"
When i applied for my current job I put in about being a clan leader of a CS 1.6 clan, and basically explained what the game was about and what a clan leader did, this was asked about in the interview with some rather business orientated questions with regards to leadership and man management. It was an interesting interview.
As for lieing dont do it. You will be found out.
Odie said:
Results quite often dont matter.
Its often how the question is answered instead of the answer to the question that is more important. You need to try to be more creative, funny, professional in the way your cv comes across so you stand out from the million of cvs that are all exactly the same.
Simple things like using decent quality paper, a decent binder, being honest about your hobbies. instead of the generic, "I like walking (other generic sport), reading and the cinema"
When i applied for my current job I put in about being a clan leader of a CS 1.6 clan, and basically explained what the game was about and what a clan leader did, this was asked about in the interview with some rather business orientated questions with regards to leadership and man management. It was an interesting interview.
As for lieing dont do it. You will be found out.
Or an alternative view is that results are all that matter. How you get there is less important as long as you are following the accepted principles and within the boundaries of acceptability.Its often how the question is answered instead of the answer to the question that is more important. You need to try to be more creative, funny, professional in the way your cv comes across so you stand out from the million of cvs that are all exactly the same.
Simple things like using decent quality paper, a decent binder, being honest about your hobbies. instead of the generic, "I like walking (other generic sport), reading and the cinema"
When i applied for my current job I put in about being a clan leader of a CS 1.6 clan, and basically explained what the game was about and what a clan leader did, this was asked about in the interview with some rather business orientated questions with regards to leadership and man management. It was an interesting interview.
As for lieing dont do it. You will be found out.
The company I work for checks out everything that is stated on the CV regards qualifications. Even those qualifications which aren’t relevant to the role/job being applied for.
All checking is undertaken by a third party company and takes 2 weeks or more to complete. It can be very surprising and enlightening what comes back form these checks when hiring new staff.
I don't work for a law firm but a blue chip co; so this level of checking may not be the norm.
I would consider it to be a very foolish risk to take.
All checking is undertaken by a third party company and takes 2 weeks or more to complete. It can be very surprising and enlightening what comes back form these checks when hiring new staff.
I don't work for a law firm but a blue chip co; so this level of checking may not be the norm.
I would consider it to be a very foolish risk to take.
My current employer asked for my original certificates when I passed the first interview stage.
Incidentally, why do people list their hobbies? I used to check the CVs that came in to my previous employer & if someone wrote down their hobbies I never bothered to read them - what do I care that someone likes to macrame seat covers in their spare time? The only exception was young prospective employees without much in the way of past employment, where it was sometimes useful in a limited way.
Incidentally, why do people list their hobbies? I used to check the CVs that came in to my previous employer & if someone wrote down their hobbies I never bothered to read them - what do I care that someone likes to macrame seat covers in their spare time? The only exception was young prospective employees without much in the way of past employment, where it was sometimes useful in a limited way.
cs02rm0 said:
It's previous salary you'll want to lie about. 
I've often thought about this, can they check what you used to earn via the inland revenue to check you're not talking crap?As for OP, I wouldn't reccomend it in the field you're looking to enter, I may have been creative in my CV but its nothing I can't back up.
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