Timeline for My resume says I worked 1 month longer than I really did, will this affect my pre-employment to places I applied at?
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| Nov 7, 2016 at 19:52 | comment | added | Old_Lamplighter | Very unlikely to cause trouble, esp if the error is a matter of days, I.E you put May, but your last day was April 30. | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 15:04 | comment | added | HLGEM | I discrepancy once of a month or so is not likely to matter, if there is a discrepancy on every job over time, then people will get more suspicious. So from now on, make it a habit to document these things, so that your resume is correct. | |
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| Nov 7, 2016 at 11:24 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | A month's difference is unlikely to be a deal-breaker but it's impossible to say what any given company or background check cares about. Beyond that I'm not seeing an answerable question. | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 9:14 | answer | added | Sonic | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 8:08 | answer | added | user45590 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 6:52 | comment | added | Rup | Ditto: if it's for an entry level job I'd be surprised if they run much of a background check at all. If it looks like you're trying to deceive them then it's a problem, else don't worry. | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 4:21 | comment | added | user42272 | I'm not sure but I really wouldn't overreact to this. Maybe just correct it and move on. | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 2:40 | history | edited | barry784 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 7, 2016 at 2:20 | comment | added | barry784 | This is for an entry level job, I'm still in college. So I'm experiencing growing pains from the job search. I never thought an exact match would be so necessary. Lesson learned. | |
| Nov 7, 2016 at 1:14 | comment | added | Rup | Don't you have monthly payslips or tax documentation for the change of jobs that would have a definite answer? You could always call HR at the old employer to check: they'll be able to tell you exactly what they'd tell a background checker so it would be consistent. I'd think one discrepancy might be OK, but if all of your entries are wrong that'd look suspicious - but I don't really know how seriously they'd take that. | |
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