Comments on: Be honest during your job interview

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:30:21 +0000

@ ChampDog
:O Fake the payslips?!?! Wah, can sue the person for doing that. Hahha. It’s stupid to put your “lies” on a piece of paper.

By: ChampDog

ChampDog — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:03:09 +0000

Ar… sometimes pay slip can be faked too. Usually the pay slip is taken after the offer in my company and we haven’t gone through this step yet for her.

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By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:27:37 +0000

@ ChampDog
Didn’t you ask for the payslip? I know some companies do that, just to be safe.

Anyway, it’s true that if you don’t say A, doesn’t mean you’re lying. You just keep quiet about it. Hahha, but well, better be honest la and try not to mislead the interviewers one way or another unless you are really desperate.

By: ChampDog

ChampDog — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:57:47 +0000

Ya, it happens to me recently when we tried to perform some background check to one of the candidate and turns out she lies about the salary. That’s why I mention about this.

Having said that as you said too, if you’re 100% sure that no one knows you’re lying, then you can just go ahead but there are levels of lying. To make it short, you don’t tell doesn’t mean you lie is a best strategy if you really plan to lie. You can drive the conversation to where the interviewer will not ask the question that you don’t want him to ask you.

Opps… what am I doing here? I better shut up.

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By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:19:24 +0000

@ ChampDog
Haha, yeah. That’s why I told people never to burn the bridges no matter what. This world is pretty small.

By: ChampDog

ChampDog — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:30:43 +0000

There is one thing and it happens in real is that your current boss could be a best friend of your interviewer. So becareful of what you plan to say especially “lie”.

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:28:23 +0000

@ cbenc12
If i know something, I will try to sound convincing to a certain level. But I must ensure I don’t over-promise too especially if the employers are VERY desperate for that particular skillset.

@ Friedbeef
Yeap, the HR and interviewers will remember you.

By: Friedbeef

Friedbeef — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:07:45 +0000

Agree. You probably will not excel in the new company also because you gave the impression you’re something that you’re not.

By: cbenc12

cbenc12 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:17:08 +0000

i wont lie about skills that i dunno at all la. but if i know something a bit, then i said i know it more than i actually know la..but i wont say i am expert la.. then after that if really need to do it, i quickly brush up my skill lor..

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By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:24:50 +0000

@ Damien
Mixed rice can earn quite a lot leh.