I've lied on my CV.
Well not lied. just not given the whole information.
Bit of background. I fucked up my chemistry degree and got a third. Yes I deserved it (too much drinking, not enough working). Yes I should have done better. But thems the breaks and I accepted it. I dont feel its a true representation of who I am though and my ability i have.
So I left out my degree classification from any aplication form and took the mark out of my CV. If I had left it on my CV there would be no way i would have even been offered any interviews.
By doing so I've given myself a chance to show that its not just all about grades and marks that makes you employable. Its your personality and work ethic that gets you where you want to be.
Thats how I got my current job. Said I had got a degree but didn't say what grade then at the interview I made myself look so good that the interviewer never even asked me my grade or asked for any proof (an hons Masters degree from the University of Warwick sounds a hell of alot better than a third class degree). Now I have my foot in the door.
Good on the guy. In the real world there is no room for honesty and integrity. Dog eat dog world. He obviously looked more employable than those that may have been more academically experienced and got a chance to show it by telling a white lie. Good luck to him
a white lie, its fraud
Anyway, I too dont have the best acadmic background, got great gcse's shite a levels, three d's and an E, with the E in chemistry, to which I got my degree, I got a 2:2 in my degree after doing pretty much fuck all at uni, and managed to get a job. Came back and got on a MAsters, through a bit of luck to get on the course, worked my arse off and got a distinction.
Wanted to do a PhD and had a number of interviews for it, I showed all my accademic qualifications despite knowing the 2:2 and the shite A levels was an immediate disadvantage and had to forcefully discuss with the relevent people in interviews why I deserve the chance, the funding and the opportunity. I will add at this point that I nearly lost any chance because of my previous qualifications but worked hard, spoke with my potential supervisor, got his support, with everything in the open, and the rest is now history. I got it the fair way, in the dog eat dog world.
I applied for European funding a few months ago, had to put in my educational details, and knowing that my qualifications were below those requested I sent it off anyway and got the work on the strength of my proposal.