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==Selling Oneself==
==Selling Oneself==
Arrogance vs Humility
# Based on a precedent set by Rav Moshe Feinstein, a prospective employee is required to reveal all relevant information that a interviewer would not inquire about due to reasonable mistaken assumptions, otherwise there is an issue of [[genevat daat]] (deceptive behavior).<ref> Igrot Moshe, Yore Deah, volume 1, Simanim 30-31 </ref>
#See [[Perfecting one's Middot#Humility]] about the prohibition of flaunting one's good qualities.
 
==False Advertising==
==False Advertising==
# It is forbidden to make oneself look younger than one really is for a date, job, or other age-restricted pursuit.<ref>Sefer Chassidim 379.</ref> One must not allow others to believe that one is a bigger scholar than one really is.<ref>Yerushalmi Makkot 2:6.</ref> This halacha is contributed from Pa'ot Hashulchani.
# It is forbidden to make oneself look younger than one really is for a date, job, or other age-restricted pursuit.<ref>Sefer Chassidim 379.</ref> One must not allow others to believe that one is a bigger scholar than one really is.<ref>Yerushalmi Makkot 2:6.</ref> This halacha is contributed from Pa'ot Hashulchani.
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 20 January 2020

Selling Oneself

  1. Based on a precedent set by Rav Moshe Feinstein, a prospective employee is required to reveal all relevant information that a interviewer would not inquire about due to reasonable mistaken assumptions, otherwise there is an issue of genevat daat (deceptive behavior).[1]
  2. See Perfecting one's Middot#Humility about the prohibition of flaunting one's good qualities.

False Advertising

  1. It is forbidden to make oneself look younger than one really is for a date, job, or other age-restricted pursuit.[2] One must not allow others to believe that one is a bigger scholar than one really is.[3] This halacha is contributed from Pa'ot Hashulchani.

Overstating a Positive Quality

orchot tzadikim shaar anava

Understating or Omitting a Negative Quality

Wearing a Kippah

Taking an Interview on Shabbat

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Sources

  1. Igrot Moshe, Yore Deah, volume 1, Simanim 30-31
  2. Sefer Chassidim 379.
  3. Yerushalmi Makkot 2:6.