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To pad or not to pad / Craig E. Johnson.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: [London] : SAGE, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781506325088 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 650.142 23
Online resources: It can be tempting for recent graduates to exaggerate or pad out their resumes in order to secure a job. This case study focuses on Johann Schultz, a soon-to-be graduate with a degree in computer science, who doesn't quite meet all of the requirements for a job he wishes to apply for. Readers are asked to evaluate the implications of altering details of work experience or employment history, both in terms of the individual employee and for the overall organization.
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Originally Published in: Johnson, C. E. (2011). To Pad or Not to Pad. In Organizational ethics: A practical approach (2nd ed., p. 160). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBN: 9781412987967.

It can be tempting for recent graduates to exaggerate or pad out their resumes in order to secure a job. This case study focuses on Johann Schultz, a soon-to-be graduate with a degree in computer science, who doesn't quite meet all of the requirements for a job he wishes to apply for. Readers are asked to evaluate the implications of altering details of work experience or employment history, both in terms of the individual employee and for the overall organization.

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