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?

Don’t worry about it. They probably won’t be interested in certificates from that long ago. As long as you have copies of certificates from more recent qualifications then that should all that be what matters most.

This is what I do and I've never been asked for certificates and I work for the NHS...

I work for the nhs Iv never been asked for gcse or a level certs only my professional certificates relating to my job role.

I dropped out of university first time around (after one term - wrong time, wrong place, wrong course) and 20 years later I applied on a whim, in person, during my lunch hour in London. It was August, and I was a bit surprised when the woman in registry simply handed me a single sheet of paper to fill in. So I filled it in, they gave me a photocopy, and about a week later I got a letter from the head of department which said "You don't say if you're applying for this year or next year, but if you want to start this year, that would be fine. Just let me know. Term begins on the XX September".

I subsequently had to dig out my A-level certificate, at which point I realised that I had unintentionally inflated one of my grades. I did point it out to them, but nobody cared. Once you're a grown-up, a grade here or there doesn't much matter.

My ex service manager was taking her GCSE maths. She works in the NHS. Unsure how she got to that position as I needed my Maths to do her old job. I guess if your face fits...😡

I wouldn’t say anything

I don’t think you should mention it unless the job specifically asks for a C in maths

I never really understood why they classify a "4" as a pass/C. Everywhere that used to require a C requires a 5.

In RL
9 =high A*
8 = low A*/high A
7 = low A/high B
6 = B
5 = C
4 = D
3/2/1 E and below and worth next to nothing.
They mainly swapped to numbers to hide that like the introduction of the original A*, it was another intro of a higher grade due to grade inflation, to ensure colleges & universities can easily identify the top percentiles of the cohort.

Delighted for you. Honesty is the best policy! Best of luck.

Why is mumsnet full of argumentative, pedantic posters like this!

To clarify - I had read several posts from OP and was aware they held a degree relevant to the post they are interviewing for. This being the case makes it extremely unlikely that proof of high school qualifications will be asked for. Whatever qualifications are listed as essential or desirable on the person specification, are what the hiring manager will be looking for proof of. The post you’ve quoted is referencing a band 2 admin role, where the highest qualification requirements for the role will be high school qualifications, that is therefore why this individual is being asked to provide proof.

so pleased with your update OP! Good luck with the interview

It must have been early 90s as I went to uni 92 to 95 and the polys had all changed to unis by time I started, I recall there were still polys when I was going for open days year before so 92 must be year they changed

Grade 4 is equivalent to C in the olden days…

sorry pp - editing my response as you said in RL!! I get what you’re saying now!

Sorry - didn’t attach!

Yes I was last year to apply dual system I held 4 offers 2 for uni and 2 for polys. My friend couldn’t get a uni place for law without maths went to Manchester poly, really bright girl.

Maybe she was good at her job and it didn’t matter. Sour grapes.

Yes think I was last year too, we applied for unis through Ucca and polys through pcas then the following year when by brother applied it was just one organisation called ucas. I did a levels summer of 92

It's easy enough to do with those pesky detailed online forms

I made a minor error on the expiry date of a qualification, which meant I shouldn't strictly speaking have listed it. I realised it at some point while I was going through interviews and emailed the recruiter. Easily fixed and no big deal.

Lucky you're not the interviewer then!

Wahay - and good luck!

*Justgorgeous *

How can it be sour grapes when she left and I am now in her job? 😁

My issue was that when we were recruiting we had to make sure that new recruits had all the necessary qualifications, even if that meant them having to apply for a new certificate that they gained 30 odd years ago. If they couldn't find/prove certificate, we wouldn't recruit, regardless of how wonderful we thought they be.

You call it sour grapes, I called it nepotism.. you plum!

The degree should trump a GCSE which would have been many years earlier.

I personally wouldn't mentioned it to the hiring manager, maybe a conversation with HR or the recruiter. Actually I probably wouldn't bother at all.

If they ask form certificates.then realise your mistake. If it's not a requirement of the role it's irrelevant.

@DreamW3aver and other involved in recruitment who are telling the opposite are, what, lying, bad at their jobs?

Lucyccfc68: "If the role asks for a degree or that type of level of qualification, then they won’t take any notice of your GCSE’s. If you have a degree, you are at an age, where you don’t even need to have your GCSE grades on your CV."

So literally what I just said then?

I've never had a job where they check my gcse grades. In fact I couldn't even tell you where my certificates are. Either in my loft or one of my parents