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MEGA - Jobs, Resumes, Interviews

for a relatively low pay and simple job as a driver they may make you feel as if its the only shot at a job ever its a anxiety feeling even when you know its a min wage crap job..but they want a on time safe driver who isnt a insurance risk if you can show that you are vthat then ask for higher bthan advertised salaryt..say they will see a low er insurance rate due to teh perfect safe driving history you have..they trick people into sayoing the wrong things..and its best to not say too much but sell yourself as a investment not a liability..use it as a learning experience..call old employers of yours as a person looking to hire you and ask about your record there it may help to do that so any negativity is not listed ...it helped me and surprised me
 
claiming self employment may work..no way for them to call bs its a lot better than listing a job that will mreport negative things if called..also call old employers and pretend you are asking about you as a potential hire see how you are described and then act as needed a few references that will play along and give huge raves will also work..just keep the story simple and straight.. if employer has any doubts you will not be hired but not liable either for dishonesty..
 
if doubtful about whether a past boss will give a good reference simply do as a new employer wiould call and ask the old boss if you are a good employee and see how you rate.. remove any bad job history if negative stuff is said....
 
the problem about lying is that you have to have a great memory to remember what you've lied about and what's true. so you lie about being self-employed.

what if the employer starts asking questions about what you did during that time. asks you to describe a challenge that a client gave you and how you solved it? asks you if you'd mind if they called one of your clients for a reference - you just talked about what a great job you did for this imaginary client, they'd like to hear it from them. your only option is more lies. good luck keeping track...

when you make a bed like that, you might end up sleeping in it...

alasdair
 
Don't do it. They'll catch you. You can be terminated for that.
 
alasdairm said:
anything to avoid taking responsibility for the choices you made and the things you've actually done...
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It's a dog eat dog world. Being responsible is a waste of time if you're outcompeted by conmen.
 
I've thought about this now for some time.

There are two forces at work in my life, and I assume the lives of many other people: the desire to manipulate in a dishonest fashion vs the desire to build a sturdy, honest foundation in life. The smart decision is the latter, if only because choosing the former will eventually lead down a path where choosing to become honest again is impossible. Lying to people just isn't worth it. It's an uphill battle - believe me I know, for I've spent the better part of the past 4 years lying about a lot of important things. I partially blame the background check culture.
 
Yeah, my neighbor ran a background check on me. Came back just stellar, bro. Now they stare at me alot, you would think I had been really terrible. I am a bad man!!! I have worked at my job 2 years. In the interview they asked if I was a felon. I thought, here we go. Any way I said yes they asked what I say poss of a cont sub methadone and they reply. You seem like a good fit, that conviction will be no problem. I was very gracious, and I work my ass off daily!!!
 
"Honesty is the best policy" Ughhhhh I unfortunately thought that for far far far..................... to long my freind and i was wrong. Your best bet is summarize all your skills and lie your ass off as long as you can pick companys that arent in business or sound legit- meaning having your mom lie and say she was a former manager or whatever just as long as you can back your shit. Theres a program they look into at most places when your being hired. The only thing that comes up should be if you have ever been fired any where thats the only info you have to defend against or cant make up hope this helps and good luck finding a job dude shit it tough
 
I applied for a stupid amount of jobs and heard nothing till recently. It took me well over a year to get a job, but hey least I finally got one :)
 
^ what do you think landed you this one? did you work your network? how did you land an interview? how did you approach the interview?

alasdair
 
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