The problem I have is that I'm not willing to lie about things. And, I've found, a lot of people do lie on their resumes. The last job I had I got because the guy lied and when they hired him, he couldn't do the work. So, they fired him and hired me. And, the first few months there I got a lot of "prove you can do this" questions. I don't want to be the guy fired for not being able to do something I claimed I could do. But, I've been able to work on everything from ice cream makers to lasers so far. So, I feel I can be plugged into a lot of stuff and come out OK. But, my confidence doesn't get past key word scanners and HR people who are only told to look for certain specific things. So, I'm saying "I don't know what you've got, but I'm pretty sure I can take it." They say "Unless you've done this specific thing before, we won't believe you." I'm not sure how to get around that, and it frustrates me.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2009-05-03 02:41 am (UTC)And, I've found, a lot of people do lie on their resumes. The last job I had I got because the guy lied and when they hired him, he couldn't do the work. So, they fired him and hired me. And, the first few months there I got a lot of "prove you can do this" questions.
I don't want to be the guy fired for not being able to do something I claimed I could do.
But, I've been able to work on everything from ice cream makers to lasers so far. So, I feel I can be plugged into a lot of stuff and come out OK.
But, my confidence doesn't get past key word scanners and HR people who are only told to look for certain specific things.
So, I'm saying "I don't know what you've got, but I'm pretty sure I can take it."
They say "Unless you've done this specific thing before, we won't believe you."
I'm not sure how to get around that, and it frustrates me.