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[quote=Anonymous]I’m going to have to take a polygraph for a background investigation. Apparently I have the option of declining it, but even asking about that would probably tank my chances anyway. What sort of questions do they ask you for these? I’m not a criminal suspect, so it’s not like I’m going to jail or anything. And even if I did lie about something, the worst that happens is I might not get a job I want. This is private sector btw not gov.

So what sort of questions do they ask you to tell the difference between a lie and the truth? Do they have to calibrate the machine for your responses? I would imagine they would ask you a few things you’d answer truthfully, then maybe something embarrassing or whatever you’d lie about, and compare the readings? I mean, I’ve got some things in my past in my personal life I’m not really proud of. No convictions or anything, but I was sort of a bully growing up. And in college I did lots of stuff that’s embarrassing to think about now. There’s probably some porn of me out there somewhere.   I’ve had affairs, I used to get really drunk regularly and I’ve done quite of lot of coke as well as other drugs.  I was basically a stereotypical party girl in my mid-late 20’s. But that was 15 years ago, and I’m a 180 from that life now.

Will they ask questions like have I ever had an affair? Done anything illegal/drugs? Stuff to try to embarrass me into lying about it? And what happens if I answer truthfully about embarrassing things? Is the person doing the testing sworn to secrecy or something? If I admit to having affairs during the test, will my H ever find out about it?

I’m a pretty good liar when I need to be, but my gut is telling me I should be 100% truthful for the test. I’m just worried about people knowing about my truthful answers.

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