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'I'd really like to work here': How Reddit users lie at job interviews

2023-05-29T05:50:30.035Z

Highlights: As an applicant, you want to present yourself well and highlight your strengths. As Reddit users have flunked, fluffing is not always a good idea. Almost 59 percent of Germans admitted to having lied in their CVs. Men (about 71 percent) are more likely to accept the untruth, while 46 percent of women are fluffy. A "reet CV cosmetics" is less bad than improving degrees or grades. Minor lies are not relevant to the job itself, Pöppel says.



Interviews can be exhausting – as an applicant, you want to present yourself well and highlight your strengths. As Reddit users have flunked.

Whether after school, training, studies or already in the middle of working life - a reorientation is part of it. Job advertisements are scrolled through, applications are written and job interviews are prepared. Of course, you want to present yourself particularly well and get the job. How Reddit users lied during job interviews.

Flunking at the interview: "I already have two years of experience in the industry"

In job interviews, you want to show your best side, but fluffing is not always a good idea. © FrÒ dÒ©©ric Cirou/Imago

On the Reddit platform, users regularly exchange information on a wide variety of topics – even lies in job interviews were discussed there. Here is an overview:

  • "That I'm interested in the company and that I like the bosses. They weren't, I'd rather the company go bankrupt. I want money, otherwise kiss me where the sun never shines."
  • "I already have two years of experience in the industry."
  • "Excel? Sure, I can."
  • "I'm flexible when it comes to spontaneous assignments if someone is absent at short notice." 'Never, ever picked up the phone after work when the boss called.'
  • "I am a sociable person, very much a team player and enjoy working with others."
  • "I am very interested in this profession and would like to pursue it until retirement."
  • "I'm good at dealing with stress." 'No, just no.'
  • Question: "Did you earn about the same amount from your old employer?" Answer: "Yes, come there" – it was 1,000 euros less gross.
  • "I would really like to work here."

Note: The statements of Reddit users are not verifiable for our editors.

Don't miss a thing: You can find everything you need to know about careers in the regular career newsletter from our partner Merkur.de.

Study shows: Germans often lie when it comes to their CVs – men more often than women

The portal Businessinsider reports on a study by CVapp.de, in which 3,000 Germans were asked how often they lie in their CVs. Almost 59 percent admitted to having lied. Men (about 71 percent) are more likely to accept the untruth, while 46 percent of women are fluffy. The areas where one deviates from the truth:

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  • Educational attainment (approx. 52 percent)

By the way, people from the creative industry are particularly susceptible to flunking.

The aim is to make a better impression on the employer and increase the chances of getting the job. But is it really allowed to fumble?

Lying during the application and in the job interview – possible consequences

What can happen if I get the job and the wrong information is exposed?

Termination without notice may occur. This is also the case if you have been with the company for several years.
In this case, consequences under labor law only become statute-barred one year after the fraud has been noticed.

Depending on how great the deception is, different consequences can be faced by people who have lied in the application documents. Basically, you have to tell the truth in applications, inform the lawyers Pöppel on their own website. However, a "discreet CV cosmetics" is less bad than improving degrees or grades. What can happen in the event of deception in general: dismissal, repayment of wages, imprisonment or suspended sentence. Minor lies that are not relevant to the job itself are usually not associated with consequences, Pöppel informs.

Questions that you don't have to tell the truth about in a job interview are especially those that shouldn't actually be asked. This includes, for example, family planning.

Source: merkur

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