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>I wasn't suggesting that people lie on their resume or cover letter.
Suppose a job ad asks for 10+ years of node.js experience.
They get 5 resumes that claim 10 years of node.js experience. They get 5 resumes that claim 1 year of node.js experience.
They interview only the 5 people who claimed 10 years of node.js experience.
So the liars push the honest people out of the interview pool.
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>I wasn't suggesting that people lie on their resume or cover letter.
Suppose a job ad asks for 10+ years of node.js experience.
They get 5 resumes that claim 10 years of node.js experience. They get 5 resumes that claim 1 year of node.js experience.
They interview only the 5 people who claimed 10 years of node.js experience.
So the liars push the honest people out of the interview pool.