Fake Work Experience Letter as no company will give me a hike or senior promotion level with SIX months gap

I have 4.5 years of work experience in a well-known MNC in Hyderabad. However, I recently resigned in February 2015 due to my accident. It took me 2 months to recover. During this time, being jobless, I decided to visit Dubai and explore better opportunities. I have been in Dubai for the last 70 days, but unfortunately, I have not been able to find a suitable opportunity due to the hot summer and Ramadan month.

Now, I have a 6-month gap in my professional career, which is making me feel very upset as I do not want to hinder my career progression. Upon returning to Hyderabad, should I consider obtaining a fake experience certificate for the six-month gap or should I be honest about the gap when job hunting?

I am concerned that having a six-month gap may prevent me from getting a salary increment or a higher seniority level in a new position. Therefore, I am contemplating whether arranging a fake work experience letter for the six months could help me secure a better offer in terms of salary and position.

I would appreciate any advice on how to proceed in this situation. I am eager to catch up as I only have 17 days left before returning to Hyderabad.

Addressing Career Gaps and Honesty in Job Applications

Never ever think of fabricating an experience certificate. "Fake it till you make it" need not be true everywhere.

What kind of job did you do? What was your designation?

Your career gap is due to medical reasons. Therefore, while attending a job interview, have all the medical documents ready. If the interviewer asks about the career gap, be prepared to provide it.

You have mentioned, "As per my knowledge, no company will give me a hike or a senior promotion level as I have a gap of SIX months." This is your perception. It may not come true. Job candidates are selected based on their past performance and potential. Therefore, remove this negative thought from your mind. Attend the interview with complete confidence. You should convey that you are one of the most suitable candidates for the position.

By the way, just because of your accident, you should not have resigned from the job. You could have requested the company to keep you on the payroll. If your performance was good, then possibly the HR of that MNC would not have allowed you to leave. In fact, HR strives to retain quality employees. Therefore, your resignation has aggravated the situation. Employees do have accidents, but that does not mean that an accident should derail an employee's career.

P.S.: Whatever your designation or nature of the job is, my humble request is to work on your English. Your post is rife with grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, informal language, etc.

All the best!

Regards,
Dinesh Divekar

What the learned member Shri Dinesh has said is correct. No faking experiences. Don't think in the wrong way. If you have had an accident and will be having medical documents, they can be produced to explain a gap of 6 months in your CV.

Also, remember that if you are caught using fake experience, you will face trouble in finding jobs thereafter. Prepare well for interviews. Create a truthful CV that highlights qualifications, achievements, cost savings, etc.

Your CV should be written in proper English with no spelling mistakes, no SMS language, and be concise. "Whatever your designation or nature of job, my humble request is to work on your English. Your post is filled with grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and informal language."

Please avoid the tendency to make such errors. Review what you have written before posting on a public forum. You never know, a potential employer may be reading your post, and they will not be impressed with basic grammatical errors on a professional forum.

Best of luck in your job hunt.

The Prevalence of 'Faking' in Modern Society

The term 'fake' has become a common word among the younger, modern generation. They fake their profiles on social networking sites to attract people. They 'fake' their degrees to boost their job opportunities. They 'fake' their relationships to get noticed. Oh my God... where is the world tumbling towards?

By faking your profile, do you think you will get away with it? These days, HR departments keep their eyes and ears open and, at the slightest doubt, cross-check your qualifications and experience. If you are caught, you will come to this forum to bail yourself out somehow. Instead, you can be very honest about the whole situation, your accident, searching for opportunities in Dubai, etc. You have evidence to prove all these things, whereas if you fake your experience, can you prove that? Don't rush into anything. Be honest, or else, the so-called 'faking' will lead to faking your illness, sickness, absence, customer service, sales calls, etc. Your life will become another 'fake', a poor role model for your children, your siblings, your colleagues, and your team members. Faking is nothing but a negative attitude... Be positive in life! Be honest and be transparent.

Best wishes

Mr. Dinesh has given the right and perfect advice. I too support this. Do not even dream of any fabrication, which definitely leads to your career becoming complicated, and you may suffer more. No problem. It is not necessary that you should be in continuous service, but you should be prompt and sincere in your professional endeavors.

Adoni Suguresh

Labour Laws Consultant

Understanding the Risks of Faking Experience

I am not sure if the full and complete import of what the earlier members have mentioned or suggested has registered in your mind. Consider what you mention as the result of faking your experience: "so I could get a good hike as well as a senior position."

You are absolutely right. You may actually get a good hike and a senior position.

Now let's move forward... you say you have 4.5 years of experience. So you also ought to know that joiners at your level will surely be subjected to background checks. More often than not, the results of background checks come after the person has already joined and been on the job for some time.

And that's when you are bound to get hit. Nowadays, it's no longer a matter of 'if' but a matter of 'when' with the background check process becoming more stringent and thorough.

Remember Satyam Ramalinga Raju? What you intend to do and what he did only have the difference of scale and level.

Hope you get the point.

Now the choice is yours.

Enjoy the fruits of faking now and pay for it later, or find other ways to handle the situation now with some tough days ahead and have 'peace of mind' at all stages of your future career.

All the best.

Regards,
TS

I would like to add that any faking does not pay in the long run. If repeatedly done, the person becomes a victim of bad qualities and behaviors for which one may gain in the short run but not in the long run. Nowadays, we come across individual cases very frequently.

Historical Cases of Fake Certificates

Historical cases also take place once in a while, like that of a large Indian Public Sector Company, now in the Fortune 500 List. A group of Middle, Senior, and Top-Level Executives had to resign, abandon, and face disciplinary and criminal actions many years after the submission of fake certificates.

Importance of Good Qualities

In today's modern world, the need of the hour is to acquire and practice personal good qualities like patience, courage, and honesty. These qualities not only make a person stronger but also help overcome many obstacles and lead to a satisfying life.

Regards,
Dr. V.B. Varkhede
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Thank you so much for the valuable response. I will go with you guys, and I don't even think to make any fake certificate. Yes, I am struggling to improve my skills. As a Financial Analyst, I used to speak and chat very often in English. All day, I am just busy doing investments and redemptions.

Thank you guys for showing me where I stand in communicating with others. I will try to improve it. Please advise me on how I can enhance my communications. I often get stuck while speaking with someone in English.

Special thanks to Dinesh, Nathrao, and Sundaram.

Regards

Dear Syed, Good to note that you have taken cognizance of the replies of the senior members. Belated acknowledgment is better than no acknowledgment. The members who have given their reply/advice are far senior persons. Therefore, whether it was appropriate to describe them as "guys," I leave it to you.

English Improvement Suggestions

As far as English improvement is concerned, you may refer to my following replies. These could be useful to you.

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All the best!

Dinesh Divekar

Hello all, Thank you so much for the valuable response. I will go with you all, and I don't even think to make any fake certificate. Yes, I am struggling to improve my skills. As a Financial Analyst (Job role), I used to speak and chat very often in English. All day, I am just busy doing INVESTABLES and REDEMPTIONS. But thank you all for showing me where I stand in communicating with others. I will try to improve it. Please advise on how I can improve my communications. Even I used to get stuck while speaking with someone in English. Special thanks to Dinesh, Nathrao, Sundaram.

Regards

Thank you so much, Mr. Dinesh.

I have a question: if I joined a company and left within two to three months due to personal health issues, would the company provide me with an experience certificate for that duration?

Please help me out.

The issue is not just acquiring the service-cum-employment certificate but goes beyond that. If you have left the employment in just 2-3 months for whatever reasons, whether they be health reasons or otherwise, does it make sense to include it on your CV? The question could be asked in the interview: why did you leave that employment? Even if you give reasons of personal health, your reply could be taken with a pinch of salt. Therefore, rather than worrying about the acquisition of the certificate, think of the efficacy of such a certificate.

P.S.: Compared with your last two posts, this post is better. You have improved after the feedback. Good! Keep it up!

All the best!

Dinesh Divekar

Thank you so much, Mr. Dinesh. I have a question: if I joined any company and left within two to three months due to any personal health issues, will the company provide me an experience certificate for the same duration? Please help me out.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Dinesh.

I am currently in Dubai for a three-month visit, and in the meantime, I have secured a temporary job. However, I have a career gap of three months due to an accident (as I mentioned in an earlier post). If I do not include this Dubai experience, the gap will extend to six months. Therefore, I am considering adding this experience to my CV because something is better than nothing.

Fake work experiences, hiding previous employment, have become very common in our job market. This report shows how serious the issue has become presently: [Resume fraud in India up 38% compared to the first quarter of 2015: HireRight - The Economic Times](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/resume-fraud-in-india-up-38-compared-to-first-quarter-of-2015-hireright/articleshow/48807256.cms)

Hi Syed, you might have heard many people saying that fake experience letters help to get a job and that no one will know about it. They also claim that companies won't have time or won't bother to do background verification. This may apply to some start-up companies, but nowadays almost every MNC conducts background verification at some stage. They will definitely find out if the letters are fake and may even blacklist such candidates. So, please don't resort to such dishonest methods to secure a job. As for concealing work experience, it's acceptable as you could consider it irrelevant to the current job requirements.

Thank you.