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WEEK 43 · PILLAR 4 · ADVANCED DECISION-MAKING & LEADERSHIP

Spotting Resume Inflation

WHAT IT IS

Spotting resume inflation means testing CV claims instead of accepting them. Candidates often overstate their role in team results, their skill level or their scope — usually without lying outright. Your job is to find out what they personally did.

WHY IT MATTERS

‘We grew revenue 40%’ might mean they led it — or sat near it. Without probing, you're scoring the team they were on, not the person.

Inside the full lesson
  • • 3 practical rules to use in your next interview
  • • Signal-vs-noise lab: 2 real interview moments, weak vs. strong interviewer
  • • What goes wrong when teams skip it
  • • 3 realistic scenarios to test your judgement, with XP and streaks
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