Lied on C.V. now they want evidence!

thistledome

Good luck OP if you do decide to confess.

They might chuck you out, but if they can see you lied about something rather harmless because you wanted the job so much, they might be lenient.

Let us know how you get on.

System

I'd stick with the lie myself...they won't expect you to have been travelling over Christmas and the new year...so that leaves mid Jan to the May? Not a long period to be able to come up with a few places you might have gone ( do you know your geography?!). I don't actually see why anyone SHOULD keep evidence that they had travelled, especially if it involves no hotels or flight... free spirits in camper vans don't keep receipts;) . I hope they don't read MSE though!

snowqueen555

Some jobs require a 5 year vetting, esp in Finance/banking/security sectors, I don't think its about proving whether you were honest in their interview, more about making sure their history is all accounted for.

I'd stick with the lie, as for evidence, I don't know, you need to contact them and establish what is acceptable under the current conditions

purple.sarah

It's probably best to admit you lied because it seems like they have rumbled you or will soon with their detailed background checks and they are probably imagining you are hiding worse- a period of incarceration rather than unemployment. Carrying on with the deception will just make it look worse when they find out, which they will, ruining any chances of keeping the job, which by then you might be relying on. Stop digging.

Obviously your chances of keeping the job are already compromised because the company would prefer an honest employee. In future get job hunting advice on presenting job hopping positively: 'gained a range of experience and now looking to bring my transferable skills to a longterm role within this company' and making the most of a career gap by involving yourself in volunteering and training etc (of course for this to work you have to actually do the volunteering and training, not just say you did!) There are ways of presenting your history positively without lying!

I didn't do as well at Maths GCSE as I could have, I got a D. I saw a great job advertised in the field I was interested in, requiring Maths A-C. I admit I was tempted to lie but I didn't do it because I knew it would be unethical and impractical. The ethics are obvious so let's focus on the practicalities. The employer could want to see a certificate, some fakes are expensive while others aren't worth the paper they're printed on and a lot of the places that supply fakes are scams because who would admit to being taken in? Even if I got in the door the employer could have found out later leading to embarrassment and dismissal from a job I would by then be attached to and relying on to pay the bills. And forget about a good reference, which would bring us right back to the question of how to explain a CV gap...

So instead of lying I realised this was an area of my CV that needed some work and arranged to study Maths so I can retake the GCSE or equivalent and legitimately put a higher grade on my CV to improve my future job opportunities. I know it's difficult looking for a job but lying won't work and there are other ways to improve your CV.

claire16c

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

But for someone that really had been travelling, it would be very simple to prove it, hence why that line probably won't wash.

Exactly, I really have been travelling and if anyone wanted proof Ive got tons of passport stamps, couple of visas, photos all over facebook, emails, travel docs etc. A whole folder if they wanted it!

Saying you lost your passport just sounds dodgy. Sounds like the cat ate my homework.

claire16c

j.e.j. wrote: »

Hmm, how can someone 'prove' they were travelling? Passports don't always get stamped (mine never has!). Just ask them specifically what kind of 'evidence' they want?

Maybe you didnt go very far with yours then

an9i77

I agree that it may be too late to tell the truth. It's a risk either way. They may suspect you haven't been travelling but are they sure? Some jobs esp those in airline industry need a checkable history to prove you aren't a terrorist. I have heard of someone having an offer for cabin crew withdrawn because they had gone travelling and worked in a bar down under, but couldn't provide a checkable reference as they'd lost the contact details of the owner. There was no suspicion the person was lying, but just because they couldn't provide the reference was enough to get the offer withdrawn. OP what industy/job is the offer for? And are you going to continue with the lie or come clean, there seem to be apx equal recommendations for each.

snowqueen555

oh you said you lost your passport

that does sound suspect tbh

Mistral001

How many honest candidates were turned down for this job so that the OP could get it?

NoNoDrama

I can't go into the job specifics as I'll be rumbled if they are reading this.

I'm now thinking of continuing the lie and trying to squirm my way through it. I want to confess but even if they did forgive my porkie I couldn't start a job on that note with everyone thinking "look, there's that lying git" it would be so bad And like other people have said they'd start to question everything else about me