Want to get hired Lie. Or, dont lie. (seriously)

Want to get hired Lie. Or, dont lie. (seriously) I was reading an interview on TheJobInnerview.com with Lou Adler.  Lou is well-known in the recruiting space.  You can read his interview at the link but heres a snippet that caught my eye: Me:   What would you say are the top 3 most common attributes/similarities you note in job candidates you hire? Lou:  Candidates that are confident, don’t mislead or fabricate, and ask solid and insightful questions. Okay, three things that are common in people that Lou, a hiring expert, hires: Confidence Dont mislead or fabricate Good asker of solid and insightful questions. Wait, whu?? Seriously, of all of the attributes of successful hires, 1/3 of them is stating that the people DONT LIE? I get the other two be confident, be smart hm, maybe there were other things, like able to communicate their expertise, good hygiene, heck, even if he said they were all college-educated I wouldnt be surprised. But the fact that Lou felt like adding such a negative, horrible thing makes me wonder how prevalent this issue of lying (aka, misleading or fabricating) really is! Seriously, if that is what we are coming to, we have issues. Checklist for doing well in todays interview: __ Act confident (but not overly confident __ Try really hard to not lie or embellish __ Ask smart questions at the end As Homer Simpson would say: Doh!! All I know is I hope Lous experience, and response, isnt influenced by anyone who uses JibberJobber!  Were smarter than that! Want to get hired Lie. Or, dont lie. (seriously) I was reading an interview on TheJobInnerview.com with Lou Adler.  Lou is well-known in the recruiting space.  You can read his interview at the link but heres a snippet that caught my eye: Me:   What would you say are the top 3 most common attributes/similarities you note in job candidates you hire? Lou:  Candidates that are confident, don’t mislead or fabricate, and ask solid and insightful questions. Okay, three things that are common in people that Lou, a hiring expert, hires: Confidence Dont mislead or fabricate Good asker of solid and insightful questions. Wait, whu?? Seriously, of all of the attributes of successful hires, 1/3 of them is stating that the people DONT LIE? I get the other two be confident, be smart hm, maybe there were other things, like able to communicate their expertise, good hygiene, heck, even if he said they were all college-educated I wouldnt be surprised. But the fact that Lou felt like adding such a negative, horrible thing makes me wonder how prevalent this issue of lying (aka, misleading or fabricating) really is! Seriously, if that is what we are coming to, we have issues. Checklist for doing well in todays interview: __ Act confident (but not overly confident __ Try really hard to not lie or embellish __ Ask smart questions at the end As Homer Simpson would say: Doh!! All I know is I hope Lous experience, and response, isnt influenced by anyone who uses JibberJobber!  Were smarter than that!