I've been in the position where I interviewed people for possible positions. And it can be quite embarrassing when people are too honest. I think in an interview you should always highlight the most relevant and positive side of any question. Try not to mention the negatives. If directly asked about them, by honest, never lie. If the interviewer notices that you missed something, and he/she/it is still interested, he/she/it will be more willing to take your answers at face value. If the negatives are the first things he/she/it sees or hears, you're not going to get the benefit of doubt.
To summarize: Sell yourself, but don't lie.
Robert Sandilands
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Hi,
what confuses me, as someone who will be looking for a job shortly, is some of the advice given.
We are in the information system security field. People are relying on our integrity. People assume we are there to help them and not make off with their corporate secrets. I don't think slightly manipulating reality is a good approach whatsoever and if people find out you'll look really bad. It's really too bad if the truth doesn't work, but people finding out that you lied is worse. It can easily destroy your reputation.
A short explanation and then a witty (but true) or perhaps a confrontational response, like Paul Schmehl suggested, seem much better in my opinion.
Adding a P.S asking interested people to contact you after claiming you have slightly manipulated (I will not use stronger terms here) seems kind of odd. Imagine you being a CEO who is uptight about someone coming in and trying to break into systems and you find out the guy you hired was slightly manipulative with his resume. What would you first reaction be? Would it not be: what else did he omit/manipulate?
Richard Reinders
Bob Radvanovsky wrote:
Here are your options that you have --
(1) Tell them the truth -- which, unfortunately, probably has not worked for you. Companies don't want to hear what grief, pain and anguish you have encountered over the past 2-3 years -- if so, stand in line and queue up with all the other "loosers" wanting work (not my attitude, but I have found this to be the attitude demonstrated by large corporations).
(2) Limit what you have listed on your resume. REMEMBER: you have to "tailor" your resume to whatever industry you are applying for. I know that this sounds like alot of work, and it is. But... doing so will get you noticed, esp. when you don't have everything listed. If they ask about the gaps, explain to them that you did contract work for these companies and were on "benchtime". ;) Believe it or not, this has worked for me... 8P
P.S. If anyone wants someone who has pentest (penetration testing analysis) experience against US military installations, please let me know, and I will forward you my resume.
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