Faking IT: 5 executives who lied in their resumes

Poor Scott Thompson. Just when his plan of revamping Yahoo was gaining steam, the falsified resume (or “Resume-Gate” as it shall forever be known) cut short his stint as CEO. In spite of the “lie” being of an inconsequential nature — Thompson’s resume claimed he had a degree in Computer Science when he didn’t – Thompson will now have to add “ex-CEO, Yahoo” on his resume.