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Those CV "Exaggerations" can catch you out

Keith

I think there is probably much more behind this story, probably to do with internal issues, but it does show that "exaggerations"/lies can make even the highest roles vulnerable. Clearly in his role there was a requirement for very highest levels of proprietary but even so its an interesting case.

Northamptonshire chief constable who lied about naval rank dismissed - BBC News

Busy off to update my CV and dropping off being Lord High Executioner for 2 months

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  • The astonishing thing is that he thought he could get away with it. As he did have some service it would have been drummed in that one only wears other people's medals on the right hand side (and it's not just anyone's, there are rules about this) and then never in uniform or mounted with one's own.

    Then there's the fact that the community of South Atlantic Medal recipients is tiny. An unearned General Service Medal (Northern Ireland) might not be spotted bu this would.

    However the basic schoolboy howler was that he was only a Sea Cadet of Sea Cadet age at the time of the Falklands Unpleasantness. That's a basic that someone should have spotted.

    I'm actually looking into the record of someone who was employed at my current workplace and jumped ship before he was pushed overboard. I'm ex-military and all sorts of things don't add up about his application or claims made about his service, and something that should be readily checkable online (again, being a member of a very small group of people) doesn't show his name. Wondering if it would be ethical to have a word with the HR Director of the receiving institution if my suspicions are founded.
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  • The astonishing thing is that he thought he could get away with it. As he did have some service it would have been drummed in that one only wears other people's medals on the right hand side (and it's not just anyone's, there are rules about this) and then never in uniform or mounted with one's own.

    Then there's the fact that the community of South Atlantic Medal recipients is tiny. An unearned General Service Medal (Northern Ireland) might not be spotted bu this would.

    However the basic schoolboy howler was that he was only a Sea Cadet of Sea Cadet age at the time of the Falklands Unpleasantness. That's a basic that someone should have spotted.

    I'm actually looking into the record of someone who was employed at my current workplace and jumped ship before he was pushed overboard. I'm ex-military and all sorts of things don't add up about his application or claims made about his service, and something that should be readily checkable online (again, being a member of a very small group of people) doesn't show his name. Wondering if it would be ethical to have a word with the HR Director of the receiving institution if my suspicions are founded.
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