I was told "now is the time to adjust the dates on your resume" [View all]

I accepted an IT job offer yesterday, 4 months after I was first contacted about it. I'm dealing with a contract agency where all the recruiters are from India, and frankly they are difficult to understand.

So when the recruiter called me to extend the offer, the first thing he did was to lower the hourly rate by $2 an hour. Its a good rate so I accepted it, but I have to say that I've never had a company do this after I signed the initial paperwork.

He told me that there would be background checks: drug screening, criminal history, employment history, and education history. No problem. Then I was told "now is the time to adjust the dates on your resume". I said what do you mean? All the dates on my resume are accurate. I guess there's an assumption that everyone lies on their resume, so apparently its not something that would screen you out of getting the job.

Strange new world. 20 years ago I was not contacted by any Indian recruiters. I usually met local recruiters face-to-face and kept in touch with them for years. I tried to favor local companies. Now its just the opposite. Almost all of the recruiters are from India, although they may have a US office. Its all very impersonal.

The local agencies are barely visible. I guess its all about money.