"Filling in the gaps" How do you folks feel about it? (job, interest)

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by mash123

There are very smart ways to fill gaps. For example, the guy in the volunteers office will be happy to say "John Smith volunteered for us a year, he is a very reliable person" for some cash.

...to find yourself sleeping under the bridge.

... or you could actually volunteer somewhere.

[Fargobound]

This use to work in the past, but not any longer

[Skotina]

There should be some agencies that specialize in creative ways of filling in the gaps in work resumes.
Well, a light touch up will sparkle up your resume and everything will be fine. And don't live the gaps, fill them in.

Otherwise you will stand out from the crowd. Hahaha

[FBJ]

Well after reading this thread I think I will change from last day of employment from December 2011 to January 2012.

So atleast by me putting January 2012 it will make the resume up to date

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

Well after reading this thread I think I will change from last day of employment from December 2011 to January 2012.

So atleast by me putting January 2012 it will make the resume up to date

And when a potential employer calls to verify?

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Kibbiekat

And when a potential employer calls to verify?

I was joking, I been getting several calls with the December date and the letter to back up that I stopped in December.

[hnsq]

If I were to become unemployed, I would volunteer and work on starting a business from home while looking for another job so that I could actually have something real to put in those gaps.

But I guess sitting on your lazy ass and lying IS easier...

[nikorocko28]

If interviewing were held to the same high standards that a resume appears to be, then nothing would be said. How many times have we heard that we are supposed to tell the interviewer what they want to hear? How is that not a lie? Just because it is something that cannot be verified ("Oh, yes, I had excellent rapport with all my co-workers and always had a great working relationship with all my superiors"..."I have a passion for this industry and I would love to be a representative of your company") doesn't make it any less of a lie. Additionally, it seems perfectly okay to lie to someone's face, but not okay to write that lie on paper. And, no, I wouldn't advocate lying on a resume and would never do it myself, but if someone is crafty enough to embellish a resume without getting caught, more power to them. It is really no different than crafting an answer to an interview question.

[annerk]

Yet another reason I prefer to hire through word of mouth/network. I get the truth on someone before I even look at their resume.

[hopefulone]

Originally Posted by nikorocko28

If interviewing were held to the same high standards that a resume appears to be, then nothing would be said. How many times have we heard that we are supposed to tell the interviewer what they want to hear? How is that not a lie? Just because it is something that cannot be verified ("Oh, yes, I had excellent rapport with all my co-workers and always had a great working relationship with all my superiors"..."I have a passion for this industry and I would love to be a representative of your company") doesn't make it any less of a lie. Additionally, it seems perfectly okay to lie to someone's face, but not okay to write that lie on paper. And, no, I wouldn't advocate lying on a resume and would never do it myself, but if someone is crafty enough to embellish a resume without getting caught, more power to them. It is really no different than crafting an answer to an interview question.

Agreed.