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YOU LIED ON YOUR CV
AND GOT FOUND OUT
You’ve never actually
climbed Everest, you don’t
speak French and, as for
that volunteering you do...
Clawing back a lie in an
interview is tough—they
don’t know you yet, and
there are other candidates
who (probably) haven’t
fibbed. Your only option
is to apologise and explain
why you did it—i.e.,
that you really want the
job. Your success rate
also depends on the lie.
Hobbies and the like on
your resume are kind of
okay (one survey found
72 percent of hirers weren’t
bothered by fibs in the
personal interests section),
while claiming a few skills
you don’t actually have is
recoverable, says John Lees,
author of How To Get A Job
You Love—you can always
say you’re planning to learn
them imminently. But if
you’ve lied about working
somewhere you didn’t, or
your qualifications, expect
little sympathy. Even if you
got the job and are pastBad stuff happens. This
is a universal truth. But
when the proverbial sh*t
hits the fan, remember
two things: first, failure
is fundamental to
success, and second,
there’s always something
you can do. We spoke
to those who had been
there and fixed the
problem. Here’s what
they learnt...9898000000000 COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITAN MARCH 2018MARCH 2018MARCH 2018MARCH 2018APRILAPRIL 201820182018 FOR MORE GREAT STORIES, VISIT COSMO.INFOR MORE GREAT STORIES, VISIT COSMO.INWhat to Do
When Really
Bad Stuff
Happens
Everything gone wrong at work? Whether you’ve
lost your job, told a few fibs and got busted or
pulled a fake sickie and bumped into your boss,
we’ve got you covered. By Clare ThorpPhotograph:ANUSHKA MENON