Actually it's usually a strategy to weed out workplace accidents from immature people misusing or messing around with equipment. But if it's something like a grocery store asking for experience in bagging fruit, go ahead and lie.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

I mean that's a reasonable concern too, fair - but that's still different than actually caring about experience. Going with this, as long as you're mature and responsible and cautious, then no harm in lying for the former as well. There are a lot of people capable of learning and maturely committed to being responsible and avoiding accidents with hazardous equipment, even if they'd never dealt with it before. Just because they're willing to lie about experience, doesn't necessarily make them immature or irresponsible. Maybe they're just tired of being seen as inferior and treated like a non-person and regularly denied and looking not just for better pay, but also professional career experience that will make them more respectable outside of work as well, and of course more skills under their belt. Bagging fruit at a grocery store is probably not even the kind of thing I was talking about that would be considered "outside of one's league", so yeah.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Applying outside of your comfort zone can lead to growth, but indiscriminate applications and dishonesty are risky strategies. A balance of ambition and integrity, paired with strategic targeting, is far more effective for long-term success.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

I'm not sure I understand the second half here. I never said anything about not vetting them yourself to have some idea of what you're getting into. That's always absolutely a good idea. All I'm saying is no need to ruminate about how you appear to them.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Don't spam applications tailor them and don't apply to jobs you don't want

by Anonymous 8 months ago

don't apply to jobs you don't want I mean yeah, this goes without saying, why would anyone do that? "Tailoring them" is a complete waste of time though.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Tailoring them isn't a waste of time. Sure, it's largely useless for the ATS but recruiters can and will notice if you tailor your resume towards the company.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Yeah... they'll notice all right, and think "hmm, this person is trying too hard, they're probably desperate" and then send the 'we've decided to move forward with another candidate' email. No thanks.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

They want you to be desperate for it

by Claire55 8 months ago

What industry is this? In my experience, selling myself hard in the way you're describing seems to do more harm than good and I've been far more successful when I didn't.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

High finance. I know the same is true for software, consulting, and other white collar jobs. ETA: this also isn't selling yourself hard. It's just showing that you're the right fit.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Meh, some fields have a handful of "elite" places to get into, and then hundreds of mediocre places to work. If you want to get into one of the best spots, having a tailored resume isn't a bad idea 🤷‍♂️

by jacquelyndonnel 8 months ago

What jobs are you getting training that isn't entry level?

by Mean_Stable 8 months ago

Every job has a training session, they don't just hire people and throw them to the wolves - that's what they want you to think when they don't write "entry level" in the description though. I'm talking about things that specifically say "entry level". You're not going to grow from those.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

What industry are you referring to when you say every job has a training session? It's not "throwing them to the wolves," it's expecting them to have the skills they need to perform from day one.

by Mean_Stable 8 months ago