Destorting Your Image

One of our colleagues applied for a position in some company. He claimed in his resume that he has some position inside the company he hasn't got yet. The company he applied to asked a reference inside our comapny regarding this guy position. The reference denied. "No, he didn't get the position yet!", the reference person said.

The reference person discussed the issue with the claiming one to understand the reason behinds this attitude. I was astonished. The claiming guy believes he didn't do anything wrong. He said that doing so will give him a special image in the interview and so he can easily get the job.

Weired! If we allow anyone to claim whatever he want and assume it as a normal behavior, we open the door for many to do so. It will be a mess. Even for the person himself, he has started his career with a lie losing the trust of his colleagues even before starting.