One of the people whose tweet we featured in this list is Adam Wright from Wake Forest, North Carolina. (It's the one with the lifeguard and basketball player.) Adam is a manager for a larger-sized company and oversees a team of 15 people. During the 2 years he has spent in the role, Adam has also interviewed a lot of applicants.
"Recently, it has been rough finding quality candidates evening paying $15+ for the job," Wright told Bored Panda. "The role is an entry-level position so, I am not against hiring people who do not have a loaded resume. However, I do expect that the candidates would at least try to and sell me on why I should call them in for an interview."
While Wright expects honesty in a candidate's resume, he thinks it should also be directed at the position they are applying for.
"If you are applying for an athletics position, include stuff like lifting weights and basketball. Leave those types of skills off your resume for an office position," he said.
"What I am looking for depends on the role I am hiring for. For my entry-level positions, I would like to see that you at least made an effort to fill out a resume. I don't care that you were a lifeguard. I do care what responsibilities you had as a lifeguard. Sell me on why you were the best lifeguard they had."
"For the more experienced roles, I want to see relevant work and demonstration that you have the skills to back up your experience. If you were an Accounts Receivable Specialists, I want to see how much you were able to drop AR. If you were doing data entry, tell me how fast and accurate you can type. Sell me on you and why you're the best person for the role," Adam explained."
According to a national survey by CareerBuilder which included more than 1,100 hiring managers and human resource professionals, 75% of employers have caught a lie on a resume.
"The problem with lying on your resume is that the odds of getting caught are high," Michael Erwin, senior career advisor for CareerBuilder, said in a press statement. "It's human nature to be tempted to exaggerate a little on your resume and suggest that you have more skills or greater experience than you really do. However, the short-term gains you might make in landing the job through deception can have long-term consequences that may do serious damage to your career."
The pressure to make a good first impression is high, as 39 percent of recruiters said they spend less than a minute looking at a resume and 23 percent spend less than 30 seconds.
"In this new job economy, jobs are plentiful [but] hiring people is tough," Adam Wright added. "Try to land a job better than where you might feel you should be (within reason) and you might get a call. Companies need people! Also, it seems no one dresses up for interviews any longer. I have not excluded someone from hiring due to their wardrobe. However, I have given someone a chance because they were dressed up. The small things matter."
