Pull the truth apart and weaveit in the lie professional#
I do not see this as being hypocritical - I see this as having professional integrity.Īnon has displayed a lack of professional integrity and has, if not legally then certainly professionally, committed an act of fraud. I do not lie to get work, I do not lie to get promoted - and I, perhaps naively, do not expect those who work with me to do similar.
However I practise my professional life with integrity. Lying is a fundamental facet of human nature - the world is quite often a better place because we lie to one another. JTTH - I think this is too simplistic a view.
I disagree - and I fundamentally believe that even though stretching the truth, creating an "image" can get you far - we, as Consultancy professionals, should draw the line at a blatant lie. Some may say "well it's only an A-level grade" and tell me to "relax - this is what happens in business". This is the sort of attitude that, and I am being totally serious, if widely enough permiated, causes disasters such as Enron. Someone, maybe one of you guys reading this forum, has NOT reached the second stage because of Anon. What does this say about what he/she will do in the future? It's absolutely disgraceful and if Anon has an ounce of professional integrity he should withdraw now.Įven submitting the "correct" CV now - the major point that the first stage - the "selection" stage is passed, has been missed. Regardless of whether it "matters" to the firm - the basic premise is that Anon has LIED to get a position. Perhaps I am in the minority - but I see this as fundamentally wrong. Now assuming a quota on the number of applicants invited to a second interview, Anon has quite likely taken the place of an applicant who deserved it. This honest person - who most likely had lower than expected A-level results might very well have worked hard to achieve in other areas - extra curricular areas - and applied in the hope that they would make a good impresion on the recuiter. This means that he is taking the place of someone else who is honest. Sorry guys, but I feel the true point is being missed by the majority. So not only are you recklessly pursuing your own career based upon a miserable web of deceit, with no remorse and not an ounce of professional or humanitarian decency, but you are also depriving someone of what would possibly be their dream job. This means that you might very well have taken the place of someone who could have made the quota. I should also point out that since you are at the second round stage they most likely screened you on your A-level results. It's also worrying that you are questioning not whether you have a moral obligation to withdraw because what you did was wrong, but "will they find out?" Some wry cards would no doubt say that lying to get into a Consultancy is the best qualification for the industry - but personally one of the most important points I value in a colleague is trust and professional integrity. It's one thing to exagerate, it's another to lie. The chances would get lower as the time went on, but nevertheless - do you really want to spend the rest of your career with the firm based upon a lie?Ģ) Your professional integrity is clearly rather weak if you lie on a CV. Granted, A-Levels are perhaps small potatoes when it comes to lies on the CV, but I see two key points here:ġ) If at any point it comes out then they would be perfectly within their rights to sack you. It's never a good idea to start on a lie.
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