Do you lie on your resume or LinkedIn?

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To give some context. I worked at a small little digital agency early in my career. They gave me the title of project manager despite the fact that I was basically a strategist w/ some account duties. Mostly because we did project-based work, and I was “managing” those projects.

Obviously project manager is a different role in this industry so I’ve changed my title there to fit what I was doing. Don’t really feel bad about it.

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No. It’s fair game to maybe play up your experience a little more than it was in actuality, but don’t flat out make anything up. I know at least one person who got fired for it after being hired (not sure why HR didn’t check up until she was a few months into the job, but so be it.)

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Does anyone not‽ We’re in marketing: I expect quality padding and enough spin to blackout an astronaut.

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industry is waaay to small to lie. it's a good way to get a rep...

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Seriously. Don’t lie. This is one of the few things that will actually get you screwed. No one likes a liar

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Wait, what do you mean? NO.

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Not remotely. I never want people to think I know things I don’t or did things I didn’t

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I only lie on fishbowl

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I changed the dates on my college graduation so people don’t know how old I am. Got a late start in advertising

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I don’t lie on my resume or LinkedIn. I simply frame my achievements with both quantitative and qualitative data in the most positive way possible. Factually accurate 100%

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I think this is how we get so many good “account people” and “clients” in this industry.

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Seriously??? But wait, that actually explains so much...I’m looking at you, account director, who doesn’t know what “House bid” is...

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I’ve changed a few titles around to be more relevant. Not really in level, just to make them more descriptive into what I was doing.

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No

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I only lie to my doctors and sexual partners. Resume is all true

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Nope

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Definitely, absolutely, not.

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Don’t need to

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Nope

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SD1: that doesn’t feel like a lie, so much as a clarification. It sounds like you wouldn’t mind someone calling that company to ask what you did. If so, you’re all good.

That being said, my resume just has titles + client names. People just want to see my book, and know what I worked on

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