GCSE results at 41??

[onyabikeivy]

Hi I've had a verbal job offer confirmed, it's an amazing job a huge step up in terms of wages and job role. I've been part time for 18 years following having my 3 dcs (aged 7,9 and 18)
So my question is, on my cv I put 7gcses grade A to C, and when the job specification was sent to me it said C or above in math and English, I didn't give it a thought as I wasn't expecting to get the job. I've now handed my notice in and told all my colleagues I'm leaving and I'm staring to worry I won't get it if they look into it and realise I only got a D in maths 😫 I have other relevant qualifications and experience, before this job I worked in a bank for 15 years.
Has anyone had experience of this please ??

Highly unlikely they'll ask for GCSE certificates and they certainly won't be off hunting across the multiple exam boards to find it out themselves.

Thank you for your reply ... that's what I keep telling myself rationally, I think as I'm so shocked to get the job I'm waiting for something to take it away 🙁

Loads of places do ask and will sack you if they find out you lied unfortunately.

I haven't lied, I said 7 A to C which is the truth. I got a job in the bank with them knowing I only had a D in maths.

I used to say my O level certificates got burned in the Great Fire of London

Why did you lie? Maths and English GCSE is mandatory where I work. I imagine you will be asked to retake the course but it won’t look good you lied on the application.

contact local skills for life providers and get your level 2 certificate asap so at least you have something to show should they ever ask for the certificate (which we always do!)

You lied by omission. They told you they wanted maths and English A-C, you didn’t tell them you didn’t have that

I didn't lie?? I didn't specify which subjects and grades 🤷🏻‍♀️

Exactly.

The cv wasn't technically a lie but it was misleading at best.

I work in HR. We always ask for evidence as part of our onboarding and we had an occasion recently where we fired someone who had lied about having a C in maths. I’m in my 40s and had to provide my GCSE certificate on my first day so a copy could be taken for my personnel file.

You did lie. We would take a dim view of this. it’s not ‘technically’. You applied for a role that asked for C in maths and English, and you left your D in Maths off your CV. Dress it up however you like.

Ahh ok thanks all. I'll sit tight and wait for them to withdraw the offer.

You didn’t lie and although it’s on the job spec that’s not the same thing as being directly asked. Just style it out. It really doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, a handful of employers ask but not many.

You e been dishonest. Good luck

Thank you. I'm hoping my qualifications since I was 16 and experience will trump it.

PS that’s assuming it’s not a job as a maths teacher

😂 no, but I did manage to get a job in a bank with my D

The risk is

They find out later and sack you for dishonesty. This will make future references difficult.

Over you telling them now and it either being an issue where they withdraw the offer or not and you proceed. You can update cv to be truthful going forward.

I have never in my 30 years of employment ever been asked to show proof of my GCSES. I wouldn't worry about it as having a D in English. The likelihood of your employer asking for a copy of your certificates (I don't have mine and no clue where they are now, lost in one of my many house moves) or start searching GCSE records.

Surely it's better to contact them - say my cv specified 7 grades a-c but now you realise that was supposed to include maths . Cite your experience and apologise and hope they take it into account .
Jobs do sometime hire without the necessary qualifications if experience is more relevant. But don't sit there waiting to be found out - far worse .

I teach and for all teaching roles, including TAs, etc. we ask for grade C or above in English and ,ants (or equivalent.)
And yes, we are asked to provide evidence for this.
Some have had to contact exam boards to get a copy - not cheap either.
One, if they wanted to keep their job which they did, had to sit an equivalent level exam for maths skills as they couldn't provide theirs.

I don't have everything on my current job spec and I didn't jump up and down to bring it to their attention. It is extremely normal to apply for jobs where you don't meet all the "essential" criteria and it is not your responsibility to talk yourself down while you're applying for a job. What next, "you said confident in Excel but actually I sometimes google pivot tables stuff, ever so sorry to waste your time" ?

If it's important to them they'll ask for proof when they put the job offer in writing. Nothing you can do about it either way now but for what it's worth I wouldn't want to work somewhere that prioritised school exam results from 25 years ago when I was an actual child over actual job performance. And I have no idea where my GCSE certificates are.

By the way I am 100% confident that no man in the history of men has ever worried about something like this.

My DP needed to prove he had o level maths and English for a job. Couldn’t find his English certificate from 40 years ago so had to take an English exam before he could start. It was a total ball ache.

I think this could be a problem for you too op sorry.

It really depends on the organisation. I am a teacher and therefore had to have my GCSE math to get my job. However, I am starting a new course/ qualification (not a math based qualification) and I need to produce my GCSE Maths and English certificates. If can't find them (over 45 goodness knows where they will be) then I have to sit a competency test. They have apologised as they are well aware I have the qualifications due to my role, however it is part of the checks they need to tick off.
You may get asked for them. If not, just be mindful in the future.

Thank you this is what I would normally think. As it's a bank holiday it's made me feel worse as it's longer to wait 😂