Well, i don't know if this is the right board. But it's the closer to job interviews or curriculum information that i found.
Long time ago there was a thread from a guy that did job interviews and he told us some tips.
Specially, he said that you could cheat your resume and say you know languages you don't by stating you know just the very basic.
The exact example was more or less:
"If you know the greek alphabet, for example, you can say you know very basic greek. This is a plus, because it gives you contact with another culture, even being virtually nothing and no one is going to demand that you speak it fluently"
So? Anyone can confirm that? I tried searching on google, but did not find anything that specific.
>>1294023
No, don't bs. Just make sure you sell yourself in one or two pages (if you have that much experience that is). For example, I and a lot of my friends (who own a business) really look for bullshitting for middle tier to high tier jobs. We can easily detect anomalies and usually go on about those things, like the Greek thing. You will lose your credibility and I always notify my friends and surrouding companies. So, it is not worth the risk.
>>1294035
But how can one tell that it's bullshit?
If a problem comes and the greek is needed, can't i just say it's too advanced for me?
And anyways, knowing a little bit is still knowledge. Doesn't that enters as culture?
>>1294072
Easy. If the statement is vague or very basic, but carries a lot of value, I will engage in interrogation. For example, last time I had someone who said he "studied in Australia and in Germany" and therefore had international experience. When I pressed him for a full 10 min (it was a hard one) he finally admitted that he had only studied three months in Germany and half a year (of which most of it was vacation) in Australia and that he had lived in a rural town. Thus, there were superior candidates with more honest CV's. I just want to weed out all the morons first. They are the lemmons of the job market. My recommendation is that you sell yourself, but don't make stuff up.
>>1294080
I see. Thanks.
But one last question:
What about other interviewers? Are they all as thorough and persistent as you, or can a minor thing slip?
And OF COURSE i wouldn't make up anything big.
Jumping from know alphabet to know very basic is not much. If questioned, i'd say i was interested in greek culture and language and searched for it online and taught myself very little.
>>1294023
Put yourself in the position of an employer. One who either owns the business, or works under the owner. For both of those people, its in their absolute best interest, one to keep the company and the other their job, to hire only the best candidates.
If some shmuck came in and said he "knew Greek" because he knew the Greek alphabet I would laugh him out of the office.
No. Its a terrible idea. If you want to put it on the resume put the work in and learn it.
>>1294090
Depends on the job and the company. If you got charm and you got your basic HRM bird of a large company of an administrative worker they wont really press. If you got specialised independent businesses almost entirely equity funded or just entrepeneurs running it, you will be in for a ride. If not, the interviewers are morons (and you the winner). You get my drift?
>>1294099
Of course you wouldn't tell that. It's ridiculous.
That's why mask it as very basic.
And if i were the employer i don't think i'd give a shit if you talk greek or not. Unless i was negotiating with someone greek.
>>1294103
I do. Get someone to ease the process. I learned that in army. That's how i got into IT, having contacts. And not being a retarded. You'd be amazed by how little foot soldiers know. Really.
But you did teach me a lot in 3 posts. Thanks.
>>1294023
>had an interview last week
>woman on panel is a meme
>fat, unattractive, grouchy
>not even sure why they invited me for an interview
That's one callback I won't be having.
