• FidelCastro [he/him]M
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    3 years ago

    Real talk, what’s the deal with degrees on a resume? Does nobody really check?

    • jabrd [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Would also like some genuine insight on this. Currently planning on lying about finishing my masters because it sounds much nicer to say I have one than to explain that I completed all the courses that would be relevant to the job and I just burnt out before finishing my thesis

        • jabrd [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Depends on the job you're applying for. My thesis wouldn't be relevant in the least for the work I'm doing. Employers would just want to see that I have knowledge of statistical analysis, not that I applied it to the sociology of disobedience

      • CoconutOctopus [it/its]
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        3 years ago

        I did the same, except with a PhD. Thank heavens I have absolutely no interest in going into academia or working in anything else that degree would be useful for.

      • PeterTheAverage [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Does heavy embellishing count as a lie? That’s something you should probably do.

        • SoyViking [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Resumes are not scientific papers, they're marketing material. Treat it as such. Don't make outright lies about stuff that can be objectively falsified but other than that your job is to present the best, most embellished version of reality.