inflating credentials is common practice in consulting. one says ‘solid experience with large IT architecture and implementation’ for a person literally straight out of school and 1 yr work exp...

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If I spend over 20 mins googling something, I now consider myself SME is that area and you better believe it is going on my resume

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You should see the list of industries I have deep experience in. Grows longer with every proposal.

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Lol had a partner say I had 7 years of exp in an area when I barely was 1.5 years outta college

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I was billed out as a senior developer immediately after college. I had exactly 1 week of training in a product that was -adjacent- to what the client used.

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Fake it til you make it

Yeah, p... me off!!!! 🤬

The fact that “solid” is on the resume says it all.

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