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[quote=Anonymous]As a hiring manager, I’m honestly fed up with candidates lying about their experience just to bypass weed-out questions. I recently posted a job asking for 5-7 years of experience with a specific technology, and in the last 3 days, I’ve received over 100 submissions. About 80% of those are properly weeded out and sent to the rejection pile because they don’t meet the job requirements, but at least 20% get through. However, of those, only about 2 actually have experience with the technology. What the heck?

Some candidates are claiming they have 20 years of experience — which is absurd, considering the technology has only been around for 10 years. When I check their resumes, it’s clear they’re inflating their experience. Do they think no one will notice? I work for a large, well-known tech company, and it’s pretty obvious when someone’s lying.

At this point, I feel like I should flag these candidates and put them on a do-not-hire list internally. It’s a complete waste of time for everyone, and it’s setting people up for failure. Imagine getting hired and realizing you have no real experience with the tech you claimed to know. It’s just unethical and wrong.[/quote]

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