Liar, Liar...

If there is one mantra that has been repeatedly drilled into my own head throughout my job search, it's this:  "Never lie."  Sure, it sounds like what Mom and Dad always told us as children, but the fact is candidates who attempt to cover something up or who try to "shade" something more often than not get found out - and also don't get hired.

If only companies played by the same rules.

Leaving aside the dishonesty of advertising for positions that don't exist - a common pet peeve here at Modern Sisyphus - it turns out that there are a number of common lies interviewers tell candidates.  How do I know this?  Well, for starters, I've heard many of them; and I suspect you have as well.  Check out Bloomberg's listing of "21 Lies You'll Hear on a Job Interview" and see how many sound familiar.  (Note the interesting image selection for some of these...)