A man has revealed he is in deep trouble after admitting he lied on his CV in order to land a higher-level job.
The anonymous worker, who is a vice president of sales, took to Reddit to confess that… He exaggerated his work experience when you started your job search.
He explained that he had a “pretty decent career track record, education and work experience,” yet he still felt he needed to embellish his credentials to land a new position.
By claiming that his internship was actually a vice president of sales position, the worker landed another high-profile job.
And although he thought he could handle the pressure, he now admitted it had become too much to bear and begged people on the internet for help.
A vice president at a sales firm has revealed he is in deep trouble after admitting he lied on his resume to get a higher-level position (file image)
He said, “I have a pretty decent career path, education, and work experience for someone in my early 30s. But I tried really hard to emphasize that experience when I applied for jobs a few months ago and landed a VP of Sales position at a mid-sized company after a lengthy interview process that I never thought I would get. I’m also pretty sure they think I’m older than I actually am, but they never asked me anything other than the Sterling background check.”
‘For starters, I have a dual degree from a well-regarded SEC school and an MBA from another very highly ranked SEC school, plus some professional experience during all that time in school working mostly full-time.
‘A few years ago, I did what was basically an internship and was “VP of Sales” for a small CRM company that seemed bigger than it really was.
“The owner of that company owned a franchise that I worked for part-time and made about $50,000 a year, basically as an administrative assistant with a fancy title. Because I worked for his original company part-time, it looked like I had been with the company for over seven years, when in reality I had done very little and was making about $15 an hour for most of that time.”
The worker said he embellished his internship to get a higher position and continued down that path until it led him into murky waters.
‘Two years ago, I parlayed that into a regional manager job at a larger company, used my friend who worked with me as a referral, and got hired making $110,000 a year as a base plus a bonus.
“I did well there, but it was clear that I didn’t have what it took, that I was still learning, and I was laid off in March. My boss, with whom I had a good relationship, said they would check “whatever I needed as a reference.”
‘When I first started applying for jobs, I listed my experience as “Regional Vice President of Sales” and created this hybrid job description of what I actually did and included some higher-level duties to make it seem like I was a key employee.
The anonymous man took to Reddit to confess that he exaggerated his work experience when he began his job search.
‘I eventually got an interview for a startup, breezed through five interviews, and was offered a base salary of $205,000 plus a bonus to run their sales division and deal with their external stakeholders. I thought I could do it, but I can’t.’
At the end of the post, the man said he had tried to ‘fake it’ before comparing himself to Mike Ross in the hit series Suits, in which the character (played by Patrick J. Adams) lied on his resume to get a high-level legal job.
He admitted he “shouldn’t have” lied and said he was afraid of being fired.
People on the web flooded the comments section and tried to make the “manager” feel better while also sharing some advice.
People on the web flooded the comments section and tried to make the “manager” feel better while sharing some advice.
One person said: “I’ve seen executives like you everywhere. You’re not the only one.”
Another user added: “It’s very common. In these high-level positions there is a lot of nepotism and it shows in the incompetence.”
Someone else wrote: ‘Sounds just like every other senior sales executive I’ve ever met!’
“Maybe OP does have a talent for this! He thought all those failed interviews were bad. He keeps spouting buzzwords and failing like a real business executive,” added a fourth.
One user commented: “And with the awareness to know when something is beyond them, they would probably be better bosses than most.”
“Dude, you got a sales job by selling yourself. You got sales,” one comment read.
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