Made a mistake on my resume, background check?

Honestly, I didn't mean to represent myself. But I accidently overstated my SAT verbal score from years and years ago by 10 points. Will this be a big issue in the background check once you've accepted an offer?

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On a similar note, what if you round a 3.65 GPA up to a 3.7 ... but then it turns out you had a 3.64?

Each one in and of itself isn't so bad, but the stackup looks pretty bad. I also wonder if they'd even catch it, assuming the 3.64/3.65 confusion is because its an averaged value.. lol

 

I don't think its that big of a deal. You don't know if the bank will give your current bank the exact dates (they wont care about one day) or not. I dont think its worth sending an email over 1 day. As long as you actually worked there from June to November you should be ok.

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I thought you put a 3.9 when really you had a 3.5 GPA, or happened to leave out your felony assault and grand theft auto conviction......you should be fine, don't stress, much worse things come up as red flags for recruiters than that.

 

I sometimes forget the exact months of start and end dates, so i always just keep the years of service, and only clarify if asked during interviews.

 

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