Should I Lie About Work Experience?

you dont need to lie,because they will get to know.also i want you to know that your own job will come,the one that will last.

Thanks my people i'll do just that and hang on.Amen to your amen

good people!

morally,you shouldn't.

but you have to realise something, a lot of guys with '10 years of experience' do not know jack!
i have more than once, had superiors who i was more proficent than.

i am not saying you should, lie, but you should weigh your options. the biggest danger in lying is the implications if you get caught or worse, if you suddenely find you cannot live up to expectations. in the jungle called the nigerian job market, straight honesty doesn't cut it.

No, don't lie, it is morally wrong. Hope in God and He will bless you with a good job.

Lying will not help matters My dear.  I was among an interview panel for Receptionists in my Company few months back. There was this lady whose C.V. had one year Industrial Training in one bank like that.  But during the interview, she could not defend it, at last we found out that she never had anything to do with that bank. So she lost the job.

I pray that God will intervene in this unemployment case in Nigeria soon.  As other members have posted, just be patient your own job will come soon.

Goodluck.

Never make a blantant lie!
Considerable ones may be extending the no of yrs you worked to march the yrs of experience required or using your IT as work experiece but before you do this you must be techically equiped to defend all your claims

Let's be quite frank here. How do you know you will perform well on the job? Is this based strictly on your studies or have you had some practical experience in the form of industrial attachments or the like?

Remember that classroom knowledge is different from work place applications (most times), but your studies prepares you for the real life. That is why companies have Graduate Training programmes.

If you have done something similar to the job description, but not in a full time working capacity, you should always put this on your CV. Remember, no work experience is useless. All you need is to highlight this on your CV and application letter.

What I am saying in effect is that if you are so confident you will be able to perform, go ahead and apply, telling the company exactly what skills you have that match the job requirements. Most importantly, never lie about your work experience as you may be found out during rigorous questioning.

Good luck

 You know what, you dont have to lie to be great.What is yours ll come to u if u layout a foundation of truth,

One love ma people

Experience is important in your CV.  While searching for a job, look for where u can render free services, it could be a one room office,  put it as part of your work experience, atleast with that u are not lying.