I figure as long as you do not lie or misrepresent, anything goes in job search.
From the sfgate.com
Their answers to random questions were quote-mined to misrepresent their views.
From the dailyherald.com
That allows the district to misrepresent its actual financial activity, she said.
From the chron.com
Who among us wouldn't have advised him to misrepresent his age in that situation?
From the chron.com
And I'm sorry, but as a scientist, IMHO your conclusions do misrepresent science.
From the economist.com
It allows them to misrepresent the true 10-year budget cost of these subsidies.
From the forbes.com
On a side note, it is also unwise to misrepresent what it means to be a good man.
From the economist.com
If I misrepresent a team's technology, or leave out something neat, my apologies.
From the usatoday.com
In any case, it is just plain wrong to misrepresent what the cited source says.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
Fudge: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
(misrepresentation) a misleading falsehood
(misrepresentation) falsification: a willful perversion of facts
(misrepresented) distorted: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"
Misrepresentation is a contract law concept. It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing that party into the contract. ...
(Misrepresentation (sociology)) Dramaturgy is a sociological perspective stemming from symbolic interactionism. ...
To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something
(Misrepresentation) A statement by one party in a transaction that is incorrect or misleading. Most misrepresentations are deemed to be intentional and thus may constitute fraud. Others, however, some are rendered through simple mistakes, oversights or negligence.