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

What? No you don't.

I don’t think they’ll require a C in GCSE maths if they’ve not asked for one. You’re educated to degree level so I’m sure you’ll be fine.

my auntie is a nurse and she failed her o level maths. Got a U.

Let the interviewing person know, they do ask for your certificate no matter your level of education in the Trusts I have worked at (degree and above) and you get (literal) interview points for speaking to the employer about the role before interview. I’m not clinical.

I’d email beforehand. C and above is required for so many things even if the job doesn’t explicitly state it.

For instance, a person I worked with in a previous role was enrolled on an apprenticeship for a L7 qualification. They too had a degree but no maths GCSE. The funding was subject to them having a maths GCSE, C and above. They had to go to their local adult ed college to get a C minimum before being able to start, delayed them by a year.

I’d also think you were blagging it if you didn’t get in touch beforehand.

@DreamyRedNewt I'm clinical and they check the register themselves so don't even need evidence of that.

I think it’s common for a C or above to be required in maths and English for lots of jobs. I would absolutely get in touch with them before the interview as this might cancel it.

Is this not an NHS requirement? Feels like it would be.

I think it depends on the degree and also at what age someone applies if subsequent experience demonstrates skill and ability that is relevant. I can think of a few people who didn’t get a maths GCSE (or in my day O Level or CSE) who had no problem with any maths required as part of a degree.

They won't even ask for proof of this it does t matter

Same. I've worked for the NHS for 10 years and I have never presented any certificates. I am not clinical. If you are clinical you'll have to present proof for that, bot I very much doubt they'll ask for maths and english!

I don't bother putting GCSEs on my CV, University and Professional Memberships only on mine.

I don't know where my GCSE certificates are, even if I had them, it was 36 years ago.

Have never been asked for them and couldn't give them if I was.

not once have i ever been asked to prove GCSE's especially when you put a C... not exactly an A

They will want to certificates relevant to your job. I couldnt even locate my GCSE certificates these days, and actually, not sure where my BA cert is either! Tell them at interview, laugh about it. its no biggie.

I am ancient and was surprised to discover that I still have my GCE "O" and "A" level certificates. There are grades on the A Level cert, but not on the O Level one, so I could claim to have top marks in everything at that level!

Don’t say you’ve noticed a few typos in your cv, how slapdash would that look?

Don't do this! That's really sneaky. You wouldn't even be able to get credit for honesty.

I wouldn't sweat it. You could be chancellor next year.

This is what I'd do.

Interesting how when 'genuine mistakes' are made, nobody downgrades oneself by mistake, usually they upgrade their marks by mistake.

Is it really a case of 'edited' and then a mate told me they actually check it in the NHS?

It won't help you for this current circumstance, and I can see why you'd want to be honest, but 2 things from my 20 years experience of both applying for jobs and hiring other people:

1. Once I reached graduate level I never included my GCSE or A-level results on my CV and this never hindered me, and I've been shortlisted for almost every job I've applied for as a graduate in both public and private sectors.
2. I've never had to show any GCSE or A level certificates for jobs where they are not listed as qualifications on the person spec for the job. I have had to show my degree and my PhD certificates where they have been a specific requirement of the job. But since I graduated, never have my GCSEs or A-Levels been mentioned ever again.

In your current situation, I would do as others suggest and send an email to the recruiter and just briefly explain your error. If a certain GCSE result isn't in the person spec, they won't have shortlisted you on that basis anyway so it shouldn't make an ounce of difference to them but your conscience will be clear.

For accuracy a C/4 (not 5) is a Level 2 pass, often referred to as a 'pass'.

A D/3 is a Level 1 pass, often referred to as a 'fail'.

Also college students 16-19 with a 3 have to resit the GCSE, not Functional Skills. (sadly).

If they didn't even mention GCSEs in the ad, only A levels - and you have the proof that you have the A levels and degree that you mentioned on your CV - then I honestly don't think it will matter.

I would mention it in the interview.

But to echo a previous poster, I was told to leave my O Levels off my CV and only put the higher ones - until I pointed out I don't HAVE any higher ones 🤣🤣. So they have stayed.

When I was at school it was! They made it so if you didn’t pass (get a C) in Maths you had to re-take it over and over after I left. So it reads to me like not just an inflated grade/typo but a whole qualification has been awarded, where it originally wasn’t.
OP has said different though so fair enough and all the best!

I'm afraid I wouldn't believe you if I was the recruiter. I don't know how you could accidentally put that you passed when you didn't. It's a very convenient typo.

Just pop an email over saying it came to light whilst prepping for the interview and you wanted them to know before you attended.

re D being a ‘fail’, it is true that college students without a C/5 or above in English or Maths have to take level 2 functional skills