Unethical Life Pro Tips

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An Unethical Life Pro Tip (or ULPT) is a tip that improves your life in a meaningful way, perhaps at the expense of others and/or with questionable legality. Share your best tips you've picked up throughout your life, and learn from others!

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Tips must be unethical, tips that are ethical will be removed.
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Post titles must begin with "ULPT" or "ULPT Request", and should be descriptive. The title should explain the gist of the ULPT without needing a description. Post that are walls of text will be deleted at the mods discretion.
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[ULPT] Fake it 'til you make it, a quick guide. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you ever want to apply for a job that you don't qualify for; act really enthusiastic. Mention it's your dream job exct.

Next, research the contents of the resume. Do a bit of questioning. Specifically if you can look for reviews of products and look up complaints. Like IE "The HP4015 printers are so easy to take apart, they always tend to jam where it pulls up the paper, but if the rollers are replaced they last damn near forever..." They will think you know a lot more about the product.

Try to arrive early and be ready to make small talk. Especially for web cam videos.

With a bit of luck, you can get a job that you probably shouldn't be doing. Take lots of notes and ask questions when training and if you look the part you will be fine.

Other tips:

If you don't want to write a cover letter, put your resume in a sock. This way when they interview you; all they get is a sock.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I came to the conclussion that this is unironically what you have to do when you need a job and you don't have 20 years of previous experience on it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No one should expect you to be the perfect fit for a job. They expect you to be the most reliable and wanting your interest to allign with the job.

So, your options are be paid less, or be more reliable, or be trainable, or have the perfect skills.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'd personally recommend liberal use of chatgpt for your resume and cover letter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hi! Post titles must begin with “ULPT” or “ULPT Request”, and should be descriptive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but what is the line though ?

for example I'm trying to get a job in the software industury, when should I try to "fake it" ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ironically I know someone who did. they just learned sql on the fly. But definitely there is a line. If I saw my job posted online I would say I am not qualified for it.