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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t have a bachelors degree. I’m not that many credits short and I do have an AA degree, but at this point in my life (at 43) I am not going back to $chool.

I lied on my resume from about 2002 - 2008 and got my career off the ground. If an employer had me fill out an official application, I would only list the AA degree. Never got caught because the resume got me the interview and I guess I always passed the bg check because I didn’t lie on the official paperwork.

Now I completely leave off education and go on my two decades of experience. And never had any student loan debt.

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HR Leader here. This is the way to do it. I've seen people lie on their resumes and in job applications and when we find out we have to rescind the offer or terminate them (if after hire date). In some cases, they lie to tell us they have credentials that are not job requirements so there is literally no point. No graduate degree required? Don't tell us you have an MBA. But you did, so now you can't work here. It probably shouldn't, but it surprises me every time.

You're right, the IT profession is the place to do it because after a year or two of full-time work experience after school, your experience is immensely more valuable than your education.[/quote]

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