Worried About a Resume Mistake? Should You Correct Your Experience Error Now?

I am working for an MNC, but it is on a third-party payroll of the company. When I went for the interview to apply for this position, I mistakenly understated my previous experience by one year. This error occurred because, while preparing my resume, I incorrectly typed the starting year of my previous job as 2011 instead of 2010 (the actual year stated on my experience letter). Will this discrepancy cause any issues for me? I am considering informing my company of this mistake and providing evidence in the form of my experience letter to rectify it. Please advise, should I proceed with this action, or could it potentially create problems for me? What would be the best course of action in this situation?

I have not heard of a single case wherein a company has terminated a newly joined employee just because he has provided an experience which is MORE than what he has specified in the resume. However, there have been cases wherein some employees have lost their jobs because they had shown their experience to be more (in their resume) than what it actually was.

So, cool down and just submit your experience letter and politely tell them that you have one year more experience than what you had specified (by mistake) in your resume.

What Mail8013 is stating is that you should talk to your HR staff, show them your relieving letter as well as your salary slips or bank statements. You can black out the other transactions, barring the part where you show the credit from your employer to you, and let them know there was a slight but genuine error. Back it up with a letter stating the same.

Hope this helps.

Correcting Resume Errors with Your Employer

I feel that instead of merely showing, it is better to give a letter to the employer to make necessary corrections in your resume in the official record. Retain acknowledgment of receipt of the letter because, in the future, one does not know how things will shape. Let the things be made certain now only.

Regards

Agree with MAIL8013, saying, "I have not heard of a single case wherein a company has terminated a newly joined employee just because he has produced an experience which is MORE than what he has specified in the resume. However, there have been cases wherein some employees have lost their jobs because they had shown their experience to be more (in their resume) than what it actually was."

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Yes, I agree with the above. Just make a request to the concerned administration team to change the records, and you should submit the proof of your total experience. It can be updated in the records only based on your proof of experience if your company is very particular about your background. Otherwise, it can be changed on a formal request by your HR.