Is it a good idea to lie about some skills or projects in your resume? Anyone who lied during their interview about their skills/expertise/projects and got away with it?
I agree. Also, from a practical point of view, if someone lies on their resume, they're likely to get caught. For example, their manager will ask them to do something that they claimed knowledge of on their resume, and it will be obvious that they don't know how. Lying to get a job is generally grounds for immediate termination.
How about some "puffery"; perhaps spotlighting your contributions a little too bright?
"Fixed a couple of hundred defects before delivery" changes to "architected and main technical lead" for a project.
If you just say "it was a team effort, I contributed to the best of my ability and we were very successful" no one will even give you an interview.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 23.3 ms ] threadI'd go further than that and say it's never a good idea to lie about anything in any situation.
Reality often dictates that you must lie
Think of a politician that does not lie
They know we hate truth tellers
Ditto hiring managers