I really desperately need a job right now and I'm not even getting interviews at fast food places.
It's really starting to look like I'm going to have to just lie my way into having a better resume. I have no moral problem with this, but I'm worried I'll be asked to verify things. I did some volunteer work for a library when I was in high school one summer. This was like five years ago. Would I have any problem if I extended that couple months out to a couple years?
Mostly I'm worried they'll call the library themselves to verify. It seems unlikely to me that they would still have a record of this, but I'm not sure.
What's the opportunity cost if you weren't going to get the job anyways?
People lie their asses off on resumes, unless the previous work you did is extremely specific to the job you're applying for, they probably won't give a shit.
The opportunity cost is getting blacklisted from being hired there forever. For most people that's a laughable thing to worry about, but my options are so limited by me not being able to drive that I really need to make sure that doesn't happen at a place close to where I live.