I get it, but I hate it. It's not in my nature to lie like that. I can "lie" for the sake of humor or something, like using misdirection or "acting," but when it's an honest situation I can't help but be honest.

Not that I have opportunities tossed my way that often lol

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I hate it but it's how these things go. You only had a 3 week internship at school because that's what your school does at the end of your semester as a requirement for graduating? That's fine, on your resume that becomes "Spring 2024", people don't need to know it was only 3 weeks, they can think it was 3 months unless they explicitly ask you how long it was which they usually don't. It helped me land my first dev job years ago, it sucks but it works.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Exactly. In jobs they will find out if you lied about possessing skillset they require, especially if it's a critical one.

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I can do it, but if it's like a small lie. I know something similar, where the learning part is very small and I'm not lacking any core knowledge.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fake it till ypu make it? :p

The amount of posts regarding "I have no idea how I landed in this position. Please help me" are in the double digits. for a recent timeframe.

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Sure, fake it, but a small part. I'm not talking about lacking core knowledge.