• Asafum
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    7 months ago

    I get it, but I hate it. It’s not in my nature to lie like that. I can “lie” for the sake of humor or something, like using misdirection or “acting,” but when it’s an honest situation I can’t help but be honest.

    Not that I have opportunities tossed my way that often lol

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      7 months ago

      I hate it but it’s how these things go. You only had a 3 week internship at school because that’s what your school does at the end of your semester as a requirement for graduating? That’s fine, on your resume that becomes “Spring 2024”, people don’t need to know it was only 3 weeks, they can think it was 3 months unless they explicitly ask you how long it was which they usually don’t. It helped me land my first dev job years ago, it sucks but it works.

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      7 months ago

      Exactly. In jobs they will find out if you lied about possessing skillset they require, especially if it’s a critical one.

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      7 months ago

      I can do it, but if it’s like a small lie. I know something similar, where the learning part is very small and I’m not lacking any core knowledge.

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        7 months ago

        Fake it till ypu make it? :p

        The amount of posts regarding “I have no idea how I landed in this position. Please help me” are in the double digits. for a recent timeframe.