Kate Hackett
Interviewing for a new job can be incredibly stressful. You want to make sure you sound professional and capable (because you are!) but sometimes surprises can pop up and trip you up.
Live coach and content creator Tashe’ Gray says that’s when you should just… lie. Professionally lie.
So when they ask about a “challenge at your previous position” and “how you handled it”, you won’t need to remember an actually difficult moment of your job. You still want to stand out, but you don’t want to give a whopper.
Her video has nearly 1.3 million views; in it, she shares her advice to stretch the truth.
When an employer says, “Tell me about an obstacle that you faced and what you did to overcome it,” you could tell the truth or you could just lie. Just lie.
There’s no way for them to verify the story at all. All you have to do, number one, the obstacle that you name, you got to make sure it’s a juicy one. Make sure it’s a very interesting obstacle.
Number two, speak clearly. Don’t stumble, you need to know the words that you are going to speak before you speak them
Viewers were quite heated in the comments section. Some people agreed with Gray’s advice and said they lied themselves during job interviews. Others noted that lies tend to out, so it might be wiser to stay honest.
One person said, “Who don’t lie in their interviews? I don’t think I’ve ever told the truth in an interview.”
Another noted, “Only thing i hate about interviews is that they stray away from the regular questions and ask some way out question then your scrambling to make a lie.”
“I just say a work change struggle policy changes and how I made mistakes and took notes ect and set reminders until I mastered it,” wrote in another user.
Another wondered “U feel good about that? What if they mention it at a outing u bring a family member to. No lies no good.”
Someone else wrote, “STAR method to stay on track. Practice different scenarios.”
“This is why I can’t lie tho bc I would definitely stumble,” said another.
But then…
“As a recruiter who’s asks this question | 100% agree. I don’t care if you’re lying. I care that you can problem solve, even in a hypothetical scenario,” said jesspantz. Wow!
Another person who conducts interviews, “I have a whole story written down in my notes for interviews.”
Or this personal fave, “My last interview I just told them everything my boss did and said I did it.”
