I doubt anyone is going to answer that one truthfully..... But, a great philosophical point and question, which I will answer thus;

It depends on how ruthless you are and how you're personal morals and ambition work. To illustrate, I am frequently annoyed by the people who park in the "family" or disabled bays in car parks but clearly don't need them. I have also noted that most of those cars are big, expensive and driven by successful people. My conclusion, they are more "flexible" in their interpretation of the rules than I am and have consequently taken advantage of a situation I did not take advantage of.

I have noted that moral flexability and have decided that maybe I should also be flexible in my approach to certain situations - just to keep up with the rest, obviously,

Jim

I don't lie either. If I haven't done something there is little point in saying that I have because it will come back and bite me. At the same time, I have been in my current job for 24 years so haven't been for interview in a while tbh ....

I am sure that you have seen plenty of examples of where people clearly get promoted beyond their competence, especially with what is currently discussed in the news today. If you are honest, then there is scope for you to develop and thrive with the necessary support of your colleagues, if you are dishonest there will be plenty of your colleagues just waiting for you to fall.

“There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known”, or be sure your sins will find you out!

I would ensure that the CV is truthful, you could easily be found out you never know what they may follow up. Recently we let someone go because of discrepancies with their CV (don't know the exact details) but they had been with us on a temporary contract previously but were escorted out because of this so beware!

I'm with Stuart. I couldn't take credit for something that wasn't my work. My body language would give it away and I wouldn't want to be put in a position where I couldn't deliver on expectations.

I'm a lazy sod
Its far easier to tell the truth than perpetuate a lie
I think that dawned on me at about 15

On the flip side, if only some employers didn't lie, the number of roles that I've come across where the company bills it as a 50/50 mix of CDM and safety only to find it's a CDM only role for example, then the company gets miffed when the employee, finding out the true story promptly leaves. Or the company has a rapid turnover of staff.

One thing that does sadden me is that (especially in the current climate) some employers expect 110% from prospective candidates, yet are less than honest about the role and offer a package that doesn't match the workload or commitment that the company is demanding.

It works both ways, if employees get the feeling that they are being lied to, will they drop to the same level?

Just food for thought / to discuss....

So, by pure coincidence I can back up my premis at #2 with a piece on u tube entitled "money on the mind". Sorry, I can't post a link as my iPad isn't clever enough. However the intro to the piece states "In a series of startling studies, psychologists at the University of California at Berkeley have found that "upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals." Ongoing research is trying to find out what it is about wealth — or lack of it — that makes people behave they way they do.". If I can work out how to get the link I'll post it otherwise you'll just have to search for the quoted "money on the mind" very interesting,

Jim

Having recently returned to the workforce after a year and a bit with a cancer scare; its companys mis-selling themselves that I found the biggest issue; financial turnover; staff numbers; contract sizes; so many companies who don't seem to have a clue what the role is for or what career level it should be aimed at. The markets a joke; there are a few decent agents who'll fight your corner but a lot of them aren't much better