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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Hello job seekers. So I recently interviewed for a position that would have been a promotion with a competitor pretty much next door. The first and second interviews went well and I was confident I was one of the finalists for the role. Anyways I didn't end up getting a job offer with their feedback being they were very impressed with me but wanted to go with someone more experienced.
A while later I was discussing this with my old boss. He had a bit of a chuckle and said "more experienced" just means the other guy was able to BS more than you. This got my thinking, how much BSing is appropriate in an interview process? Obviously you want to sell yourself in your resume and in the interview but how much is too much?
Personally, as an engineer, I would never lie about a technical skill but am thinking there is room to stretch the truth and sell myself higher on other more vague skills like team work, project management, time management, multi-tasking, etc. Any thoughts?
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If that was what your old boss meant, find a better mentor.
More experience could be just that. Or more varied, or more directly applicable. Or simply better conveyed, as Captain said.
Bull####ting your way in is terrible advice. Worse, it devalues you. What would he say when you do get a job. Congratulations kid, I always knew you were a fraud.