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<p>Well if that’s the standard you want to use, then you might say that both you and I are “misleading” people. After all, no matter what possible advice we might give one way or the other regarding resumes, I’m quite certain there are SOME employers in the world who won’t like it. For example, I freely agree that there are some employers who probably won’t like the fact that you left off your PhD. On the other hand, there are other employers who won’t mind a bit. Just like if I tell people to type their resumes with a certain font, I’m sure that there must be SOME employers out there who won’t like that font and won’t hire you because of it (and then there will be some employers who will like that font a lot). Hence, to use that standard of proof, ANY possible advice is misleading. </p>
<p>But look, we have to keep the entire process of hiring and employment in perspective. Let’s be perfectly honest here. Companies will hire or not hire you, or will choose to terminate you or keep you onboard for any number of arbitrary reasons. You might not get hired simply because the guy just doesn’t like the shirt you are wearing. Or the fact that you’re a Yankees fan (and you say so in the interview), when, unbeknownst to you, your interviewer is a Red Sox fan. Similarly, you might get laid off for the same reasons (as most states are at-will states, meaning that an employer can fire you at any time for any reason or no reason at all). Of course the company will never SAY what the actual (arbitrary) reasons are for your getting laid off or not getting hired. But that doesn’t change the fact that those are the reasons. </p>
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<p>And again, see above. The truth of the matter is, no matter what you do, you’re ALWAYS risking your career. The vast majority of us can lose our jobs at any time for any reason, or no reason at all. Anything you do might be used as a reason to terminate you. Not listing your PhD can be considered a risk. But listing it can be a risk too. EVERYTHING YOU DO is a risk. If you have a PhD and don’t list it, that’s a risk. But if you have a PhD and you DO list it, that’s a risk too. Everything is a risk. People are always losing their jobs for completely arbitrary reasons.</p>
<p>What I am saying is that the firm can’t actually fire you for cause. That’s because you never actually lied. You never claimed a credential that you didn’t have. You just simply didn’t disclose a credential that you did have, and that’s perfectly valid to do, sijmilar to how firms don’t disclose everything to their employees. Sure, you can lose your job because you didn’t disclose, but everybody can lose their jobs for any number of arbitrary reasons. So what? You just move on to the next job. I doubt that that company would actually try to badmouth you, because, like I said, you didnt’ do anything wrong (and if the company did try to badmouth you by saying that you were fired for cause, then you could take them to court and win, because they didn’t actually show cause). </p>
<p>But I do think I need to emphasize the point that nobody is really “jeopardizing” their career any more than it already is. You can follow every single little corporate rule, do everything completely on the up-and-up…and still lose your job anyway.</p>