Comments on: Is Padding Your Resume Dishonest?

By: Do You Really Want To Roll These Dice?

Do You Really Want To Roll These Dice? — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:17:05 +0000

[...] you don’t have a necessary skill or ability, don’t pad your resume or cover letter and say you do. I am telling you they will find out and you lose. If there is a [...]

By: Resume - Access to the Interview

Resume - Access to the Interview — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:12:41 +0000

[...] 2. Integrity matters! Do not pad your resume [...]

By: Definition of Padding Your Resume

Definition of Padding Your Resume — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:27:27 +0000

[...] Monastra blogger from Lambenthpath suggested I define "Padding" in our discussion of Padding Your Resume. Here is a dictionary definition of the word "pad" – to expand or increase especially [...]

By: Jason Monastra

Jason Monastra — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:28:49 +0000

This post has offered some strong opinions. Let me add this, I think that padding needs to be defined to better understand ones position. Specifically, if padding is direct lies – then that is wrong and dishonest.

However, padding can also be the selling of someone to educate a potential employer on transferable skill sets. I find that the cover letter offers opportunity for this, the forum in which to sell your ability to do the job even if you have not done the exact job. Padding is the adding of certain things, or possibly the representation of certain skills in a way that promotes interest from the employer. Seems to me like we have been discussing more of just plain misrepresentation vs. padding.

By: Darlene McDaniel

Darlene McDaniel — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:16:40 +0000

Hi Telecommute Jobs! Welcome to Interview Chatter! Thank you for stopping by!

Getting caught is the one thing people don’t think about when they pad their resume. You may be able to get away with a padded resume, but it will catch up with you eventually. If it comes up for you while your in the middle of a great job, you will be out of luck!

By: Telecommute Jobs

Telecommute Jobs — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:39:47 +0000

You should never list skills you don’t have on a resume. It’s a bad habit to get into and one day you’ll get caught having to know something you don’t. Honesty is always the best policy.

By: Lambentpath » Padding Your resume

Lambentpath » Padding Your resume — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:36:42 +0000

[...] a look at the POST and make comments. This is an interesting subject and I would like to see what people think about [...]

By: Jason Monastra

Jason Monastra — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:18:43 +0000

This is something that I run into all of the time. As a recruiter, I find myself sifting through resumes trying to understand exactly the skills of a professional vs. say their job title or listed skills in their resume.

One area that I see as “padding” all of the time is specific to technical skills. Companies look for specific technical skills to support their business operations. I see people list a laundry list of technical criteria at the bottom of their resume but have no mention of them in the body of their resume. They do this so their resume comes up in job searches for people to see. This is a HUGE waste of time for recruiters. If you do not have the skills, do not list it.