Most of you would never happen upon this story. So I'm lifting it from page 19B of the Dallas Morning News, dated Jan. 27, 2006.
His name: Mauricio Aguirre Orcutt.
His crime: Deception ... lies ... manipulation.
Orcutt was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison on Thursday for a web of lies that included forging a thank-you note from President Bush to trick a magazine publisher into giving him rare high-dollar fountain pens.
Here's the part I really like -
At the time of his April indictment, Mr. Orcutt was a dean with the Dallas Community College District, but the Harvard University transcript he used to get the job was bogus.
Orcutt's actions are a strong reminder to all job-seekers - do whatever you can to keep Bill & Ted's favorite word (noted-above) from representing your resume.
Stick to truth - it will never come back to haunt you.
And, yes, I do know that it's a two-way street. And, yes, I know how some people feel about recruiters and the misrepresentation of truth.
So while I'm preachin, let me say....there is still a strong lot of us in the recruiting world committed to "truth." It behooves us to represent our organization - the job opportunity - the growth/development opportunities - in a forthright manner. Company reputations, as well as individual reputations, are at stake. And I'm not sure there's a more appropriate word for our times than ... integrity.
So there it is; we've both got skin in the game.
Now, let's emulate Clark Kent's commitment to truth & justice. The part about living the double-life...well, we'll leave that one alone.
Signed,
Dennis, the t-blogger
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