Being "truthful" on application (IT job, employees, consulting, applying)

[operaphantom2003]

I know on resumes you can omit jobs (more than 10 years ago, pt work, etc) but on the application you need to account for what they require (last 3 jobs, past 10 years, etc)...but I have a few questions then

1. What happens if they like your resume but not your application? For instance, if you omit your 2nd job (out of three required on application) then it looks like you are being dishonest on your resume or are trying to hide something.

2. If background checks revel ALL your past employment during that specified time frame and you omitted that position it looks like you are lying or trying to hide something.

3. On a side note---if a company does background checks on all their employees like they claim they do, then why are so many people fired years after being hired for lying on their resume/application?

4. What if you work temp jobs or freelanced off an on for years---how can that be "verified" or even accounted for truthfully?

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by operaphantom2003

I know on resumes you can omit jobs (more than 10 years ago, pt work, etc) but on the application you need to account for what they require (last 3 jobs, past 10 years, etc)...but I have a few questions then

1. What happens if they like your resume but not your application? For instance, if you omit your 2nd job (out of three required on application) then it looks like you are being dishonest on your resume or are trying to hide something.

2. If background checks revel ALL your past employment during that specified time frame and you omitted that position it looks like you are lying or trying to hide something.

3. On a side note---if a company does background checks on all their employees like they claim they do, then why are so many people fired years after being hired for lying on their resume/application?

4. What if you work temp jobs or freelanced off an on for years---how can that be "verified" or even accounted for truthfully?

I have been working for 35 years and if I put every job I have ever hand on my resume it would reach to the moon and back.

The last line of my resume says... "resume has been edited for brevity, additional job experience available upon request".

This way I can put the job experience I've had that is appropriate to the job I am applying for.

Freelance/consulting positions can be verified with tax returns and 1099s. If you are generating income, there is always a way to prove it. I once had a prospective employer check with the secretary of state's office to confirm that the "company" I owned was registered.

20yrsinBranson