Cheating on Resume/CV: is that ethical?

1 kaly_codes 4 6/25/2025, 12:00:55 AM

I built a resume tool that helps me get quite few job interview invites

whats your take on cheating on resume/cv?

Comments (4)

ThrowawayR2 · 9h ago

You're already posted about your product 5 times in the past 8 days. The HN guidelines, available at the link at the bottom of the page, do not permit advertising or repeated posts for self-promotion.

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mindcrime · 10h ago

If I gave an honest answer to this, I'd probably get kicked off of HN. Let's just say that I do not think highly of people who lie on their resumes.

PaulHoule · 11h ago

You'll get fired if you get caught.

bell-cot · 10h ago

Not ignoring the ethics, but - "interview" != "job offer", and "job offer" != "keep job".

Plus, consider the sort of co-workers, manager, and work environment you might have, at a place which doesn't bother to check.

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Cheating on Resume/CV: is that ethical?

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