The current system of job seeking often requires to lie on resume. It is even being highly recommended by people that coach people for job seeking, although with some moderation of course.

  • Tarte@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    Experience does not necessarily mean job experience. You can also apply for a job without meeting all of the criteria.

    I never lied on my resume and I don’t plan to. That would be considered a huge social taboo in Germany.

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      When your choice is lying or not paying rent you do what you have to do.

      You studied IT and all jobs require 5 years of professional experience in network management, what does someone who just got out of school do to acquire that experience?

      • Tarte@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        As written above: These are not the only two options so this is a false dilemma. Professional experience does not necessarily mean full-time job experience. You can work while studying, or have side projects in a professional environment while studying that you can showcase (i.e. contributions to open source projects or personal pet projects). That’s especially true for IT. As another option, you could also do internships and have a good chance to get hired this way. If you didn’t do any of that you can still state that you don’t have the required experience yet and apply either way - maybe you have other positives to compensate your lack of experience. Lying is not a requirement, at least where I live.

        Reading all the other comments, I have a strong feeling that there is quite some cultural differences between what I’m assuming is the USA and my personal experiences.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        I’ve been homeless and if my only choice is between lying and not paying rent, I’m not paying rent.

        I’ve never run into that situation though. I don’t actually believe that there aren’t any jobs you can get without lying.

        Unless maybe you’re in SF.