Boost Your Resume Without Lying

Between Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate Dick Blumenthal lying about his service in Vietnam and recent news about Illinois Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk acknowledging he didn’t receive some military award you’d wonder if you can believe anyone’s work history these days.

We all want to put our best foot forward – especially when you’re on the job hunt.  But that doesn’t mean making up stuff out of whole cloth (i.e. lying). 

Forbes has a good article on how to boost your resume while avoiding “liar, liar, pants on fire.”

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