My resume says I worked 1 month longer than I really did, will this affect my pre-employment to places I applied at?

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

I really couldn't remember the exact start/end dates, so they're pretty much estimated. If these are discrepancies, they are subtle ones. I'm not trying to exaggerate anything I simply didn't know the exact dates. How much weight do hiring managers put in background checks if you say you worked up until December when you actually stopped working around mid-November?

I've applied at a bunch of places, and I'm not sure if I should even mention it.

Edit: The job was an internship that lasted a few months. The jobs I'm applying for are entry level positions.

manpreet 3 years ago

It's very unlikely to matter. While it's impossible to rule out somebody caring about this somewhere, I don't think this is something to worry about.

The primary concern with dates not matching up in your resume would be falsification of your work history. An inaccuracy of a few weeks in the end date is not plausible as a falsification, because what difference does it make? Especially when we are talking about an internship that is a short-term position anyway.

I also would expect discrepancies like this to be fairly common, because many people will be going from memory when putting down their dates of employment, and may mis-remember.

For an internship, they may not even check.