Forum 5: Resume Ethics (includes assigned reading) Writing remuames is a taak pe

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Forum 5: Resume Ethics (includes assigned reading) Writing remuames is a taak people of all ages etnugele with. Even though the document appears straightforward-s lit of you cduciol and pro fessional accomplishments, accompanied by a list of skills, to show a potential cmployer at a glance what you can do-it can be hard to decide what to write. You may wonder what counts as an accomplishment, or you might wonder how to fill the space if you're new to your field. Other questions that plaguc resume-writers are more cthical in sature: is it wrong, for cxample, to leave out a job ye held, if you were fired? Is it wrong to exaggerate your computer skills to suggest you're an expert at a program you've only used a few times but feel you could easily lkarn? Read the blog post at the following link The Ethissof Resume Writing: Then post to the forum below, at least 3 times total, to discuss the ideas raised by this blogwriter. Consider the various examples of rationalizatien he offers, and the practice of rationalizaticn itself. What do you think about his suggestion for how to decide when such cxagperation is sppropeiate? What do you think of the statistics (and reasons) offered at the beginning of the post? Start no later than Friday, Oct 20, Forum credit will be carmed by making 3 substantive contributions to the discussion by midnight, Sunday, Oct 22. should not try to answer all of these questions in every post. Either start a new thread to discuss one of these ideas, if no oce ia so yet, or join a few different existing discussions to talk about different ideas. Note: you

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Resume writing is an art, and one has to master it in order to write a consistent resume. Resume creates a first and last impression about a candidate so the candidate must carefully frame the resume, which can be a make or break situation for them.

However, some people think that to make a resume attractive they exaggerate certain points and lie about somethings on their resume. The resume is the mirror of yourself, exaggerating certain areas is ok, unless you exaggerate so much that you cross the line of balance and then that becomes a lie.

One should always boast what he/she has done throughout their career by using attractive words, sentences and phrases. However, if a person mentions something which he/she did not do at all then it’s a lie. Lying should not be encouraged as interviewers may catch you lying by asking certain questions on that topic that you do not have any knowledge.

It is not a shame that you do not know a thing, but the eagerness to learn what you do not know should be the approach and let the recruiters know that you are eager and open to any learnings.

As the author says, claiming a thing you have not done is also a type of lie and you should be rational and thing your personal contributions and achivements before you frame the resume.

In short you should be honest and precise in your resume, highlighting the achievements you have really gained and proud of what ever knowledge you have without the fear that you do not know many things.

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