| AUCKLAND: Thousands of young professional Kiwis have begun a race to clean up their curriculum vitae's after Canadian John Davy was jailed last week for doctoring his CV to secure a position as CEO of the Maori Television Service.
"I can't believe it. I have to redo my whole CV," said a returned Kiwi ex-pat who declined to be identified. "I originally put that I was a VP at Morgan Stanley in London liasing with clients such as [Richard] Branson and [the Sultan of] Brunei. In reality, I had 32 temp assignments during my London stay, the most important one was as a PA to an East-End geezer who ran a dodgy sex-club out of Mudchute. I can't be expected to put that on my CV can I?" Many others returning from Europe have found themselves in the same boat. "I've just come back from Dublin where I spent the last six months pulling pints of Guinness to my hoards of friends for free. My £4 an hour wage was often deducted and I got fired for snorting coke in the smoko room. How can I put that on my CV?" said Richard, a 29-year-old Otago Commerce Honours Graduate with an MBA. Others fear they, like Davy, will have their exaggerated resumes found out. "I got this job as TVNZ Account Director," said one unidentified man, "after claiming I worked previously for the BBC in Shepherds Bush. It was actually The Walkabout in Shepherds Bush, and the job was Bouncer - but it was close enough and I didn't think anyone would check." "I guess I'm just lucky I didn't get that job as a chiropractor after all."  John Davy. |
| Returning Kiwis race to erase resumes |
Saturday, 01 June 2002 12:00
