Great question! And… you are correct that once you determine a candidate feels they have NO faults, there is not much else to discuss. Trust me (like you said) we all have made mistakes and have career warts. Sooner or later the viel will thin for these perfect candidates and the truth will come out. Thanks for your post Gary!

I am still amazed at the number of people that respond that they have either never missed a deliverable, not even a homework assignment in grade school or if they did, it was someone else’s fault.. Beyond the obvious challenges of honesty and integrity, if I am interviewing them, how do I fill the remaining 30 to 45 minutes of the interview period…
Add to that equation the limited degrees of separation you mentioned and you wonder if people really think it through before they speak.

I may not be proud of the mistakes I have made, but I have learned from every failure or misstep I have made. I also know that there is no way, in this tight community, that anyone can hide from their mistakes for any length of time. Acknowledge them, learn from them and grow.

Great work. Keep it coming.

G-

Thanks and welcome to the HITT Squad! Lying never pays and we work in a market where most fibs can come back to bite the one spouting off the tall tale. It never ceases to amaze me why people go down that track. Bad move.