Error on Cv and now have an interview, do I come clean before?

If you have a degree that's what they'll want to see. Noone looks at gases levels or even a levels if you have a degree. Take a call pill. And good luck x

I wouldn't say anything. If you're educated to degree or postgrad level they're not going to pursue you for a pissy GCSE certificate.

Say nothing. I think 'owning up' could potentially jeopardise your success when proof of grades most probably isn't required and it would all be for nothing. I'd be a little suspicious of someone who owned up at interview stage, it would make me wonder whether everything else stated was legit.

You will be fine. Good luck with interview.

It’s a small error, but needs sorting now so you aren’t in the position of having submitted an inaccurate/misleading application. Short email to whatever contact you have:

“Please can I let you know I spotty a typo on my application [explain the mistake]. The rest of my qualifications - including my A Levels and BA (Hons) are listed accurately. Many apologies for this error. I look forward to meeting you at my interview on [date].”

If I was the recruiting manager I would be grateful you’d taken the time to do this and then would think no more of it.

Who actually looks at your gcse results?? Do employers really do that, when you're a grown adult??

Come on OP. Thats not an error. You upped your grade and now realise you will get caught. Its not true that "GCSEs don't matter" my teen is doing them now and having talks from 6th forms and colleges and the students HAVE to get a 4 in maths and english or most courses are closed to them or the courses enable them to retake those as part of the course. I'm really not seeing an indulgent "oh its fine if you dont pass maths love you can come in anyway" approach at all.

We go through every application with the candidates at some point. We tell them we will require their exam certificates and ask them to confirm they will match what is written on the firm. We do the same with the DBS. We do catch people out and they always look uncomfortable if they own up. If they don't and the facts emerge at the actual checks, we withdraw the job offer- it is the dishonesty that is the issue then. In your case the sloppiness of the application is telling in my opinion.

(As an aside, we had to show our O, A, and degree certificates when we adopted. Not because you need a degree to adopt, you don't, but to check we were being honest.)

So @Daisymae23 ,@Lucyccfc68 and other involved in recruitment who are telling the opposite are, what, lying, bad at their jobs?

Seriously, no one gives a toss about GCSE or A level grades even if ghe job spec needs it. Pointless question in the application form. Even people with doctorates are asked for this. Guarantee they will never ask about your grades, if they did they are petty.
Secondly go to the interview with a view for success

Sorry I don't buy for a minute that was a "geunine error". Everyone knows a C is a pass and a D isn't its too coincidental that this was the "genuine error" that was made. I think you make yourself look even worse if you try to say that it was.

Are you suggesting that if you knew they were not going to ask for certificates you wouldn't own up?
Surely, it is a question of honesty and integrity- personal and professional? Not a question of 'If I knew I'd get away with it.'
If I was interviewing you and you had not owned up beforehand and it came up in a certificate check I would withdraw the job offer. It's dishonest.
You should email them now- it looks so much better than turning up to an interview and amending qualification 'facts' on your application. I have interviewed people who have done just that and it rings an alarm bell. If they do it beforehand they are giving us the opportunity to look and see if the change matters. If they turn up they are there and have potentially wasted an interview spot someone else might have had- it is 'sly'.
Having just seen you made other errors, I'd be completely unimpressed with your sloppiness all round.

i’d be tempted to own up to the mistake at the offer stage rather than the interview stage of if I’m honest and before checks. I don’t think I’d be that impressed at interview if you said you messed up the maths and English as it doesn’t scream ‘attention to detail’

They may well only check your degree but I think you should come clean as if they check more and you’ve got a discrepancy they’d probably withdraw the offer anyway.

I am an HR manager. Write to explain the typo. Stress again you have the required qualifications per the JD.

I assure you I would find this and whilst I wouldn't care about the D, I would care that there was an erroneous claim.

"I just don't ever believe this when people claim they don't know what GCSE's they got and/or have lost them. At the point you sit your GCSE's they are your first real qualification and results day is a big deal, results are discussed loads and school impress upon you the need to keep these documents safe as they are important?!
Maths and English in particular everyone drives home how important they are... Bullshit do people 'forget what they got' in their gcse maths 😂"

@Taigabread perhaps you took your exams in the last decade or two? I sat 10 O Levels 42 years ago and the certificates were put "somewhere safe" by my DM never to be seen again. I'd have to spend some time thinking it through to remember the results for subjects I sharply dropped as soon as I could. The grades I got are really hard to recall and no one has asked - employers have only been interested in the last exams I sat (post grad).

When I sat my exams there wasn't a particularly strong emphasis on maths and English and it wasn't a deal breaker (but fewer people went into the sixth form and far fewer went on to university).

I’ve worked over 10 years as an employment ad is or and as far as CVs go I have always recommended just listing the GCSE and A level qualifications by subject only. An employer only needs the CV to sift suitable candidates and that low level detail is not required. People frequently mistakenly equate a pass to a grade C or above which isn’t the case hence this format being suitable. If the employer specifically wants you to have a particular grade then obviously just ensure you have it before applying! In your specific case, they haven’t specified such an ask and will more interested in your most recent and degree level upwards quals. So personally I wouldn’t contact them ahead for the reasons above. It’s unnecessary and all it will do is just highlights flaws in the accuracy of your application. In my experience they rarely ask for proof of any qualifications unless it’s relevant to the role and they’ve specifically mentioned you need it. Hope this helps put your mind at rest and good luck!