Reflection

Lying on Your Resume What Are the Career Consequences?
by Kim Isaacs

I totally agree with this article. People should be punished for lying or exaggerating on their resumes. I feel that lying or exaggerating on your resume does put those who don't at a disadvantage. The women in the article who lied about her masters degree deserved to be fired. Instead of lying on her resume, she could have said in an interview that she wanted to get her masters and they could have started her out in an entry level position. After receiving her masters she could have quickly moved up in the ranks. She could have also applied for the job after receiving her masters. She may not have needed a masters degree at all.

I do think that the company should do background checks on everyone they plan to hire. They should call their past employers and check on educational information before they hire somebody.