Should I come clean about a mistake on my Cv

Ellis931

Good Afternoon, 

I am staring with you on the 19th October I would just like to clear something up firstly I made a silly mistake on my CV I believed to be 100% true I stated that I worked for Role 2 from 2013 when in actual fact I have worked there from 2014-2020 this was a complete and utter mistake I tried to remember the date off of memory and was mistaken it was not my intention to deceive to get this job and very much hope the job offer is still open to me. I truly apologise it was a honest unintentional mistake on my behalf. This also means I Made a mistake with the dates of my apprenticeship which was 2013-2014 again tried to remember off of memory which is a silly thing to do I now realise.

I can attach my old contract with role 2 construction for you to look at so you can see I am telling the truth. 

I can only apologise again and hope this doesn't affect my job offer as I am looking forward to working with the team. 

Kind Regards 

Does this sound ok to send to HR?? 

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Get someone to proof read it for you to correct the typos and punctuation before you send it, so you make the best possible impression.

Ellis931

Deleted_User said:

Get someone to proof read it for you to correct the typos and punctuation before you send it, so you make the best possible impression.

Yes I will but does it sound ok in what I put 

Ellis931

warby68 said:

What is the connection between the 2 companies in the same building?
Who was paying you 2013-2015?
That might help with wording a better explanation.
If you have a continuous employment record and its really a difference of 2 years between one employer and the other I would think the mistake will be accepted and not considered material. There isn't a lot of difference between 5y and 7y with the same employer.

Thanks I've actually just checked and it's only 1 years difference 

Manxman_in_exile

I'm sorry - I'm going to be accused of being a grammar pedant here- but NEVER EVER write down together the two words "off of".  And you've done it twice in little more than 100 words.  If I were in HR and received that I would be unimpressed...

It's not even a question of grammar - it's basic correct english.  The phrase "off of" doesn't mean anything.  don't say "... off of memory..."  What you want to say is "... from memory...".  In this case it's actually simpler to get it right than it is to get it wrong.

Honestly, I'm not trying to get at you Ellis, but use of the english language is one othe things that makes the biggest impression about you.  You need to at least make an effort to get it right when writing to your employer.

Just try to keep your explanation for the error as simple as possible (I made an error with the start date - it was 2014 not 2013.  It was six years ago and I got the dates mixed up) and make sure all the details are correct and consistent with each other.  Don't say anything that raises more questions.

Hopefully they accept what you say without further question.  Don't give them any excuses to dig deeper.

Ellis931

Manxman_in_exile said:

I'm sorry - I'm going to be accused of being a grammar pedant here- but NEVER EVER write down together the two words "off of".  And you've done it twice in little more than 100 words.  If I were in HR and received that I would be unimpressed...

It's not even a question of grammar - it's basic correct english.  The phrase "off of" doesn't mean anything.  don't say "... off of memory..."  What you want to say is "... from memory...".  In this case it's actually simpler to get it right than it is to get it wrong.

Honestly, I'm not trying to get at you Ellis, but use of the english language is one othe things that makes the biggest impression about you.  You need to at least make an effort to get it right when writing to your employer.

Just try to keep your explanation for the error as simple as possible (I made an error with the start date - it was 2014 not 2013.  It was six years ago and I got the dates mixed up) and make sure all the details are correct and consistent with each other.  Don't say anything that raises more questions.

Hopefully they accept what you say without further question.  Don't give them any excuses to dig deeper.

Apart from that does it sound ok I can't get caught out on the dates because that is the truth 

warby68

Ellis, sometimes less is more. You only need a one-liner. 
' I would like to correct an error in my CV dates - I started work at Company 2 in 2014 and not 2013. All other details remain correct and apologies for the mistake. Thank you.'

Ellis931

warby68 said:

Ellis, sometimes less is more. You only need a one-liner. 
' I would like to correct an error in my CV dates - I started work at Company 2 in 2014 and not 2013. All other details remain correct and apologies for the mistake. Thank you.'

Yes but if I started my apprenticeship in 2013 not 2011 like I said also I've got all the dates mixed up 

Manxman_in_exile

Ellis931 said:

warby68 said:

Ellis, sometimes less is more. You only need a one-liner. 
' I would like to correct an error in my CV dates - I started work at Company 2 in 2014 and not 2013. All other details remain correct and apologies for the mistake. Thank you.'

Yes but if I started my apprenticeship in 2013 not 2011 like I said also I've got all the dates mixed up 

But you haven't told us that the start date for the apprenticeship was wrong as well...   

Manxman_in_exile

amazonian17 said:

Always best to come clean. Just explain to HR what you've said here.

I'm not sure that would be a good idea...