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Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by system2 on Friday September 21, 2018 @06:24PM (#18043125)
No, they don't of course. Maybe 99% (or more) resumes are full of fake info or included what entire department did. I help our clients to find the right people for positions and this is a daily challenge.
Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by perl4ever on Friday September 21, 2018 @08:25PM (#18043721)
I don't believe that, or at least I think 99% is a considerable exaggeration. My resume has never been based on anything but what I did, because every person I've worked with in a department has a different role. I couldn't take credit for their work because it's palpably not what I do. And if I did, I'd end up doing similar things, which is not what I want or I already would've been doing them.
Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday September 23, 2018 @11:02AM (#18051360)
I think you might be surprised, I have had people standing right in front of me take credit for my own work. The reason we have such byzantine interviews in this industry is because you cannot trust what most people put in their CV.
Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by itronitron on Saturday September 22, 2018 @11:15PM (#18049185)
I need a service that will take my accurate resume and inflate everything so that it aligns better with what is available in the market.
Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by codeulike on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @05:06AM (#18074120)
Haha yeah that would be great. "Resumflate" or something. Get an AI to read billions of resumes and then insert buzzwords.
Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by gt2 on Saturday September 22, 2018 @04:26AM (#18045091)
You are needed over here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18033606

Perhaps you chime in to say how you overcome some of our concerns in that post.

Re:Why don't job descriptions explain what the company does,... by Kagerjay on Friday September 21, 2018 @07:04PM (#18043334)
What metrics do you use to filter this out (e.g. someone claiming credit for things they did not do)