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A job applicant recently provided the perfect example of why it's a bad idea to lie on your CV. At risk of his initial lie being uncovered, the internet had to help him come up with a second lie, to cover up the first one.
On his CV, the applicant had falsely claimed to be a talented piano player. His troubles began when the company he was interviewing with asked him to demonstrate his non-existent skills before the board of directors.
The story came to light after one of his friends shared his perilous situation via Twitter:
My friend lied on his cv that he mastered the piano at age 15 and now he's been asked if he can play for the board of directors on friday.
— Javier Acosta (@Shimz_Afc) 31 August 2016
Man has been sitting in the car for the past half hour googling "the most painless way to break your fingers". — Javier Acosta (@Shimz_Afc) 31 August 2016
The tweet quickly went viral and solicited a huge response from helpful, and not so helpful, twitter users coming up with ideas to bail the applicant out of his piano performance.
People suggested he could buy a cast for his arm or recommended impressive yet easy to master pieces to play on the piano:
@Shimz_Afc tell him to google hand cast for sale
— JD (@HighburyJD) 31 August 2016