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

[Confusgurl]

Before I start, this was a genuine error and I’m glad I caught it now.

I applied for a position in the nhs and got an interview.
upon reviewing my application in preparation for the interview, I noticed I put a C for maths when I have a D!

im mortified!
the job doesn’t explicitly say you need a maths gcse however I’m aware NHS jobs ask for your certificates.

I have a degree and experience in all areas of the job role which is why I presume they want to interview me.
i also deal with numbers and budgeting on a daily basis so more than capable but just crap at exams when I was in school!!!

do I email them and admit my error?

I was told by some career coach to remove my GCSE’s (and a-levels) from my CV as only the most recent qualification was worth keeping on there. But I am in my 40s!

They believe you passed your Maths GCSE when you in fact failed. GCSE Maths is a prerequisite for many jobs even if not mentioned so I’d definitely flag it. Good luck!

Wait for an interview and own up towards the end. After you've made a good impression on them.

Genuinely couldn't tell you what my GCSEs were and I've never been asked to provide proof. Where do you even obtain proof from if you don't have it from childhood?

I would email in advance to the recruiting manager or HR (whichever email address you have) and explain this politely that upon reviewing your CV you have noticed an error in your GCSE maths grade so please note the correction from C to D.

They will appreciate your honesty and this probably is a small matter. Honesty is the best policy.

D isn’t a fail?

Would they not just ask for evidence of your highest level of education? I have been asked for copy of degree but never school certificates. Not NHS though so don’t know their policy

Op I know this is upsetting for you but you will probably be ok. I mean look at Rachel Reeves ...Rachel from accounts and now Chancellor, She lied deliberately !!

I would think they would only ask for proof of your degree if offered the position. I wouldn't mention it.

I thought it was, you used to have to retake it at college if you hadn’t got a C or above at school..……certainly when I worked in the nhs they said you needed a C or above in maths and English and anyone who had got a job before this rule was made to study and pass functional maths/english. Not sure what happened to people who didn’t pass the functional tests.

I have a degree in counselling. A D was fine and classed as a pass for my course.

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 😂

I have never had to prove my qualifications within my NHS role - just driving licence and birth certificate. Good luck!

Some courses require you to have a C or above. That doesn’t mean D is a fail.

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

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.

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!

If I was trying to get away with it, I wouldn’t come clean would I
just late night applying with long applications as nowhere seems to just take a cv anymore.

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.

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).

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.

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?

This is what I'd do.

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

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