Is it a good idea to lie about some skills or projects in your resume? Anyone who lied during their interview about their skills/expertise/projects and got away with it?
How about some "puffery"; perhaps spotlighting your contributions a little too bright?
"Fixed a couple of hundred defects before delivery" changes to "architected and main technical lead" for a project.
If you just say "it was a team effort, I contributed to the best of my ability and we were very successful" no one will even give you an interview.
Straight lying is tough sometimes<p>Reality often dictates that you must lie<p>Think of a politician that does not lie<p>They know we hate truth tellers<p>Ditto hiring managers