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 On 16/08/2025 15:07, Jethro_uk wrote: 
 > Recently registered with a job site. 
 > 
 > Thanks to it's "curated" approach, I am unable to enter the establishment 
 > where I got my degree. 
  
 Do you really want to be registered with an job search organisation that 
 cannot design a web form correctly? 
  
 > It doesn't allow you to add to the list or provide space for "other". The 
 > only way to proceed is to enter one of it's listed places. 
 > 
 > Assuming this outfit were to advance me to an employer who selects me for 
 > consideration and potentially employment, and assuming I tell the truth 
 > (if possible) when commencing employment, would there be any issues ? 
  
 I think you would have to explain at the interview stage that the 
 limitations of the web form prevented you from putting in the true name 
 of the institution where you obtained your degree. 
  
 If you leave it until you have accepted the job offer then it is 
 bordering on deception and you may find yourself jobless. PDQ 
  
 Unless you are fresh out of university recent relevant experience is 
 weighted a lot more highly than distant past academic qualifications. 
  
 > Is there any general legal principle when very bad (or more often US) 
 > design results in someone being required to lie to advance an automated 
 > process ? Or is the strict legal answer that if you cannot answer the 
 > question truthfully, you are excluded from the process ? 
  
 I have the problem all the time with my home address since so many forms 
 insist that you must live on a road with a street name (I don't). The 
 street name is almost invariably compulsory on all web form addresses. 
  
 I alternate between "No street name" and "Main street". 
  
 So long as you put the situation right at the first opportunity I don't 
 think there is a problem with having to give daft answer to make the 
 computer happy. If you do mislead an employer then there could well be. 
  
 -- 
 Martin Brown 
  
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