Job offer but I’ve f****d up the references

[newdays55]

Hi ladies,

I’ll start off by saying I know I’ve messed up. I’m an idiot and shouldn’t have lied.

I applied and interviewed for a job 3 weeks ago. It’s an admin role in the health care sector (not a carer and I won’t have any contact with patients)

I had to complete an employment history form before the interview and I wasn’t completely truthful. I left off certain jobs because I was only there a short period and I thought it looked awful, and other jobs I extended the dates slightly. My last 2 jobs are correct though.

Anyway, I was unexpectedly offered the job on Friday, which I accepted.

I’m panicking now though in case they find out that I’ve lied. The woman who interviewed me said that they occasionally request references covering the last 10 years of employment (or for any jobs related to care, which I did previously). However they normally only request references from the last 3 employers. I will also have to complete a DBS check which is fine.

I’m shitting myself now. The onboarding process can take 4-6 weeks and I’m worried about handing my notice in or turning down other job offers in case they find out and retract the offer.

Should I just ride it out and hope for the best?

I’d say nothing and let them check the last 3

@EBearhug thanks, that's interesting - a useful approach if referees are slow to come through with future employees, or there's a mismatch in dates.

However they normally only request references from the last 3 employers

If you can provide references for the last 3 employers and the employment dates that those referees wil give are going to match the dates in your application, I think you're probably fine.

Years ago I joined an executive 🙄 (their words not mine) job club run by the job centre. They encourages us to do this, as they said that it never looked good leaving gaps of unemployment on your CV. So it seems either way you could be fucked OP. Or there’s always that ridiculous saying of between jobs option. I’d say nothing, if it crops up say it was your mistake. Tell the truth in future.