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		exikyut on March 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We created a fake language to root out resume liar... Huh. How long ago was this? Genuinely curious (pessimism and cynicism in cheek, if you will) if this is a good idea for me to do if I'm applying somewhere not deeply technical (eg, FAANG).

brailsafe on March 14, 2021 [–]

To make you're resume a novel? In NA? Probably not a good idea. This was a decade ago

exikyut on March 15, 2021 | [–]

Ah, thanks.

I'm actually in Australia myself. Guess my choice of reference for "nearby offices of competent tech companies" had unintended geographic connotations, woops

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