Résumé Guidelines Part Two - Honesty

Your résumé advertises your achievements. Like a commercial, it has to gain an employer's interest in 15 seconds or less.

  • Be honest: don't lie or inflate accomplishments.
  • Begin by writing your achievement statements.
  • Emphasize skills needed for the position you seek.
  • Write it yourself; it's a sample of your work.
  • Don't include everything you've ever done.


"Employers understand that 'Implemented office reorganization' could mean 'I helped shift some desks around.'"

Martin Yate
Hiring the Best


WHY BE HONEST?

Your résumé, like all information you give a prospective employer, should be accurate and honest. Here's why:

  • It's the right thing to do.
  • It shows your integrity as a person.
  • Most employers check what you say.
  • You will not be hired if employers think that you inflated your achievements and abilities.
  • You set yourself up to fail if you get hired based on qualifications and experience that you don't have