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Hey I just got a job offer and wanted to thank you for taking me there but because of the situation I am in right now I could not make it and thus why I am even more depressed like right about now. Why the hell did it take this long and it was the one application where both my friend and I did not lie. See, lying on the job apps didnt pay off I mean is it OK to lie about your salary on a job application, in a job interview--or ever? Either way, I kind of let this job pass me by.
Just seems like an increasing number of job seekers tell me that they've fudged the truth about how much money they made in their last job. And, according to them, they "did so for good reasons."Some increased their annual wages because they felt they were underpaid in their last job and wanted to move up a few pay grades. Others, mostly mature workers, decreased their earnings because they were afraid their past salary would eliminate them from consideration.
But does that justify lying?
I think in general in this unfair discriminatory market, lying is wrong but if you're hired and it comes to light later that you lied, your employer no longer will trust you and you very likely will be terminated (big word?).
You should know this too some consultants of resources should have told you that legally an employer can fire you for lying on your resume or job application.
I heard that those small errors in judgment from bosses have cost many people their jobs as well as their reputations and you don't have to lie: If you have all of the credentials and present yourself well, you have a good chance to get the job--and salary--you want right?
If they are really curious, my advice is to make the offer contingent on verification. And if the claim isn't true WHICH some of mine weren't the employer probably if he caught me, would advise not hiring me, based on ethical considerations and it is a risk.
If you have to take a step backward in salary, the compensation consultant says, "Tell the truth but explain why you're willing to take less. Most human resource folks know the reality of today's labor market." This is true becaue today, employers are looking at the character of potential employees as much as at skills. The real task is doing your homework, knowing your value and gathering as much salary information as possible so you can negotiate whatever it is you think you deserve.
And the only hope I personally think is a pragmatic (big word?) solution for how to avoid lying about your salary: Don't answer any questions about it at all until the job offer is made and the salary range is presented. And then, tell the truth what do you say to that and THAT only, no swaying off topic.
Just seems like an increasing number of job seekers tell me that they've fudged the truth about how much money they made in their last job. And, according to them, they "did so for good reasons."Some increased their annual wages because they felt they were underpaid in their last job and wanted to move up a few pay grades. Others, mostly mature workers, decreased their earnings because they were afraid their past salary would eliminate them from consideration.
But does that justify lying?
I think in general in this unfair discriminatory market, lying is wrong but if you're hired and it comes to light later that you lied, your employer no longer will trust you and you very likely will be terminated (big word?).
You should know this too some consultants of resources should have told you that legally an employer can fire you for lying on your resume or job application.
I heard that those small errors in judgment from bosses have cost many people their jobs as well as their reputations and you don't have to lie: If you have all of the credentials and present yourself well, you have a good chance to get the job--and salary--you want right?
If they are really curious, my advice is to make the offer contingent on verification. And if the claim isn't true WHICH some of mine weren't the employer probably if he caught me, would advise not hiring me, based on ethical considerations and it is a risk.
If you have to take a step backward in salary, the compensation consultant says, "Tell the truth but explain why you're willing to take less. Most human resource folks know the reality of today's labor market." This is true becaue today, employers are looking at the character of potential employees as much as at skills. The real task is doing your homework, knowing your value and gathering as much salary information as possible so you can negotiate whatever it is you think you deserve.
And the only hope I personally think is a pragmatic (big word?) solution for how to avoid lying about your salary: Don't answer any questions about it at all until the job offer is made and the salary range is presented. And then, tell the truth what do you say to that and THAT only, no swaying off topic.