HR is asking for verification of a degree I lied about. What can I do? [duplicate]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I was given a job offer, I signed the offer and was given a start date. This position, I never applied for it, instead I was contacted by a recruiter. The recruiter asked on the first call if I had a BA I told her yes, but really the truth is I ran out of money during my senior year of href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/college">college and couldn't afford to finish. My mother was ill and I ended up relocating to help her out and never finished. This was nearly 12 years ago. Not finishing school has always bothered me however I've always felt like I had a degree because I had got so far in my education. Fast forward to this opportunity, I completed everything and then HR asked me the verify my degree. I don't know what I should do, they will be checking my education. Should I just tell them the circumstance surrounding not finishing or just decline the offer. I feel terrible that I wasn't 100 percent honest. Please help!

manpreet 2 years ago

Phone the manager of your new position. Explain to him/her exactly what's happened. Don't make excuses - he/she probably won't care that your mother was sick 12 years ago. Just tell him/her that you don't have the degree, and that it appeared on your CV as the result of a misunderstanding with the recruiter.

It's possible that the manager doesn't care whether you have a degree. It's also possible that the company will help you finish your degree - they might give you time off to study, and they might even subsidise your tuition. Or it's possible that the manager won't want you to work for him/her - either because of the lie, or because he/she needs you to have the degree. But you won't know until you talk to him/her.

If the manager endorses your employment despite your not having the degree, then HR will accept this.