i lied on my cv

erin31

I know I have no excuse in the world and i know i have let this get too far.

In a nutshell i lied to the jobcentre about my gcse results, and because of that it means i have also lied on my cv.

I know it makes no difference but i had an extremly difficult childhood and it effected me a lot, and i did not do well at school at all. i failed math, i got no higher than an f in anything, i have always been ashamed about it.

Its been so long that i have no idea what i got for which subject.

Is there any way i can fix this? What is likely to heppen to me?

denla

Doesn't matter if you lied to Job Centre Plus. Just send an accurate CV to future potential employers. It's not Job Centre Plus who'll be hiring you. They only have a copy of your CV to help you improve on it.

LMac

Well, I think you will just have to bite the bullet and fess up. Theres no way around it. Show willingness to train and perhaps look into taking a night class to help with your maths and english if need be.

Perhaps write a letter first - explain what you said above, and that you wnat to make amends, make an appointment and hand them the letter and prepare for whatever the consequences are.

Sambucus_Nigra

Amend your CV from now on and think no more about it.

Nothing is likely to happen - if you are still job hunting. Stop worrying.

Pennywise2012

The job centre might be able to help you with adult learning courses for English and Maths - find out! Do the courses, and then you don't need to feel ashamed or lie, you can prove to yourself and everyone else that you're capable. It's sad that you had a bad time as a kid, but don't let it hold you back in your adult life as well. Good luck xx

Tiglath

Can you contact your old school and get an official record of your results? At least your future CV will then be accurate, and any skills you've built up since should offset your academic results.

Elvisia

I am surprised anyone puts the grades for their GCSEs on their CV, but you can ring up your old school and ask for a 'transcript' and that will give you details of what you got.

The JCP can offer you basic maths courses, I think you can get them through LearnDirect too. It might be worth trying to improve your maths and even your English too for your CV and for your own self esteem. There's nothing more satisfying than improving on a bad grade. Do ask your JCP about the courses, I had them thrown at me a number of times!

Seadogs_2010

When I was JSA they asked for a copy of my CV. Its only so they can place it in your file. I signed on for six months and never once did my CV get brought up in conversation. Like the above said, just amend your CV when applying for jobs. The job centre wont check your GCSE results or employment history

Linda32

These nothing to worry about with regards to the Job Centre.

Any CV's you send out now, just leave off the qualifications, mine are virtually non existant as well unless you count somewhere around an F in Child Development which hasn't made any difference to me. If I'd have said I was qualified Pediatrician on the other hand...... you see what I mean.


The Job Centre can send you on adult courses as a previous poster has said. I've been on them and enjoyed them a lot. You learn on your own at your own pace with other adults doing the same thing. You have a one-to-one tutor as well.

denla

Linda32 wrote: »

These nothing to worry about with regards to the Job Centre.

Any CV's you send out now, just leave off the qualifications, mine are virtually non existant as well unless you count somewhere around an F in Child Development which hasn't made any difference to me. If I'd have said I was qualified Pediatrician on the other hand...... you see what I mean.


The Job Centre can send you on adult courses as a previous poster has said. I've been on them and enjoyed them a lot. You learn on your own at your own pace with other adults doing the same thing. You have a one-to-one tutor as well.

When you leave out qualifications employer will think one of two -
1) You're someone who has no qualifications at all. A complete idiot who failed school, didn't get to uni or college.
2) You're a very old person who's desperately trying to hide your age.

Both are undesirable.

paddyrg

Aside from dented pride (and I know about dented pride), you will suffer no ill consequences from this, so don't worry about it! What you may be able to get, though, by coming clean with the JCP is some help to brush up on the maths either for free, or so close to free as to make no odds.

It may terrify you to think about admitting it, but I assure you, nobody will judge you or laugh. In fact, to be frank, they are more likely to respect you if you ask for assistance and come clean. It shows strength of character and a real willingness to do what it takes to get back into work. And again, scary as it is, after the initial nerves, it'll really boost your confidence to do a catch-up course, and that'll help you no end with your job hunt too!