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When I sit down with a job seeker to discuss what the best résumé should include, how it will look, and we outline the skills, core values and accomplishments, I make it clear that the end product is “owned” by the client.

What I mean by this is that I’ll craft the summary statement, probe for skills and accomplishments the candidate might be overlooking; I’ll format appealing, easy-to-read pages, and write all of these features in strong, accurate sentence structure.  But the bottom line is that the value of the data, the presentation document  is a product of information solely provided by and confirmed by the applicant.

Those who hire employees on a professional level or recruit know how misrepresentation on a resume can damage the candidate and entangle the recruiter in a frightening mess.

Misrepresentation usually falls into two catagories:

Here’s what any candidate writing a résumé should know.  More and more companies are including a statement that any false or misleading representation during the application process or the failure to disclose an important detail will immediately disqualify the candidate from further consideration of getting hired. Here's the irony. If you just tell the truth and you have the job description covered, the things that you try to cover up won’t affect your candidacy much if any.

The sophisticated companies are getting better at finding fraudulence.  Don’t get caught. Fabrications will eventually catch up with you. It’s stupid. Background check companies are proliferating. Companies are finding out it’s more economical to invest a little into deep background checks than to make a quick hire of a short-cutting, cheating employee that won’t stop at just fabricating on the application process.

There is nothing wrong with putting the best possible face on your skills, abilities and experience. You don't have to resort to lying to win a job. There are ethical ways to address issues like job-hopping, employment gaps, minimal work experience, lack of or incomplete college credentials, being fired or having a criminal record. So, don’t even think of misrepresenting yourself. There are ways of making the résumé outstanding without resorting to hiding things or fabricating.  If you don’t know how, ask a Certified Professional Resume Writer to help you. And remember, you own your résumé and everything contained within it. Be proud of it and who you are.

And if you want to get ahead of the game and become verified as accurate going in on an application or interview, consider this brand new website -http://preverify.com/ . Check it out. It just might help by being proactive with this pre-verification of your background. It's FREE yet exceptionally creative and forward thinking on any candidates part.