The one I'm at now LOL!

a professor once told me, lie. say you know it because when the time comes, a skilled person still has to learn the company's way of performing tasks. Especially within I.T.


Since I have been laid off so often I use this to my advantage:
When asked how much experience? I have 7 years Mainframe, 3 years AIX, 3 years Unix, 6 years AS/400 - I claim.

Interview I am consistent with stating: While I haven't had 19 years with any particular system, the 4 environments bare witness how easily I can adapt to learning a platform. Given time, I can master it.

I don't want to be called least, but if need, I'd choose to be the least in the midst of the wisest. Than to be the wisest among the least of the wise.

And while I know lies are wrong, man F that. I'll have to meet the creator when time and plead; that lie paid my bills, gave mom that extra loot, hooked up my siblings in their time of need. nephews & nieces got $20s, $50s & I even tithed!

One lie I haven't told in a decade - was when it came time to providing references. Because I drove truck for a couple of years, -some resumes I would fill that time in with a few companies I worked at in the 90s- because I can prove they are defunct!
I think one was called Norrell, a temp service.

H.R. recruiter comes back & states, yeah that was a company. But they no longer exist, which bumped me to the final interview!

I'm in over my head, but I try. And in the midst I see quite a few who aren't as good as the job requires.
Much fortune to you. Hope you dont have to lie.
Nevertheless that is between your creator and your motives!