Incorrect GPA on Resume due to Mistake ... Advice?
I realized I made an error in updating the GPA on my resume after submitting it to a particular firm. My GPA is actually a 3.70 but I wrote 3.75 on my resume that I submitted for recruiting with a particular firm. My GPA was a 3.75 the semester prior to when I submitted my resume, which was why I made the mistake (I was genuinely not trying to deceive). Unfortunately, my GPA was updated on a different draft than the one that I had sent to this particular firm. I currently have a pending offer from this firm but they do not know about this mistake. I have not yet accepted the offer, but I am concerned that this would be a huge red flag to HR. What should I do? This is an awful mistake and I am very worried that this will be perceived very negatively. I am considering flagging this to HR before I accept my offer just to avoid any potential problems down the line (if they turn me down then this would suck a lot). My concern is that flagging it would attract a lot of attention to the mistake and may ruin my reputation with my colleagues (the firm is not a bulge bracket, so this is a real risk).
Unlikely 50bps difference would make a difference to the hiring decision. Accept first, then tell them you noticed the difference later.
Should I notify HR specifically? Do others on this board agree?
I would actually tell them now and I think it could only help you instead of hurt you for showing honesty.
OP already has an offer. What's the marginal benefit of telling them now? Business hiring him won't care and HR won't either. Even if HR was impressed by upfront honesty, where is the benefit that?
I'm not saying there is downside in telling them now, I just struggle to see any upside.
Are you still in school or have you graduated?
If still in school, I wouldn't worry about it. If you are out, then it is probably 50/50 on whether notifying them is worth the hassle.
Doesn't matter at all. Just leave it as is.
Don't even bother. They won't notice. If they do bring it up, tell them the truth and story. It's not a big deal. Good Luck
They will not care at all either way
don't worry about it. you have the offer.
Thanks for the advice. Is this because the magnitude of the error is small? I have seen other threads where the error was a difference between a 3.3 and a 3.6 and people reacted differently. I was unsure whether it was because any error is seen very negatively or because an error of a material amount is important (0.3 is much larger than 0.05). It's good to hear it is the latter. Would you guys say that the chance of them rescinding the offer is less than 5%? I am very risk averse and like to do the right thing, but I don't want to attract undue attention and make myself look bad if that would increase the odds this would cause them to rescind the offer. Let me know what you guys think.
This isn't a big deal because it's a small difference and immaterial from the perspective that both are "good" GPAs. You receive no benefit from lying about a 3.75 when you had a 3.7. Both are in the good GPA bucket.
The difference between 3.3 and 3.6 is obviously bigger from a magnitude perspective, but it also takes you from the bad side of borderline to the good side of borderline. That is enough of a difference where, if caught, people would view you as being purposefully deceptive to gain an advantage in recruiting.
A lot of banks don't even require transcripts to be sent in. 3.75 vs. 3.7 makes 0 difference. You're "smart enough" with either to do banking. Don't worry about it.
HELP: Grade Error on Resume, Background Check Coming Up... (Originally Posted: 03/25/2013)
I accepted an SA offer for IB and the background check is starting. However, when I turned in my application, not all my grades were finalized yet, and the Major GPA on my resume is 0.1 higher than it should be (cum. GPA is correct). I know I should've let HR know back in January as soon as my grades were finalized but its too late for that now.
What do you guys think the best way to approach this would be? I really hope I don't get my offer rescinded. Thanks so much
You're going to be absolutely fine. Your resume listed what was, at the time, the most accurate GPA according to the information you had available/believed to be true. Obviously things are going to change between your interview date and the day you start (i.e. join a new club, slight GPA change, etc). HR doesn't need to be comprised about all these little things and the "error" is not going to make a difference at all.
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.10 higher than it should be? You better send a followup email ASAP any rounding above .001 is frowned upon by HR and has resulted in offers being rescinded in addition to resumes being blacklisted.....
Buy a bullet and rent a gun...dude, you're fine
Every day this ugly blasphemous mistake isn't corrected, HR will think you're a dirty fcking liar. They'll put you in the worst group (aka Industrials) and you'll be shunned by your entire summer analyst class. Plus everyone hates you.
This happened to me when my Major GPA and not cumulative changed - I didn't notify HR immediately, they called all of my professors, and I ended up hating my SA stint. Don't end up like me, make sure you call HR repeatedly until they answer - otherwise 4-5 messages to be safe. Some other people have personally showed up at the firm with their updated transcripts.
You only get blacklisted if you do something admirable like Jeffrey Chiang - blatantly lying about your major GPA like OP does not get you blacklisted.
Troll? No way another one of these threads was seriously posted.
No difference, you're fine. If asked about it, just come clean but don't draw attention to it as it's pretty immaterial.
Worried about GPA mistake (Originally Posted: 07/28/2009)
Hi there,
Yesterday an alum asked for my resume and offered to forward it on to HR. Of course I obliged and sent out my resume but I realized I accidentally sent out a resume with a gpa that was 0.1 higher than my real rounded one.
My GPA is rounded to 3.2 but I must have accidentally hit 3.3 without realizing. Is this a major problem? I don't really want to tell him as he's already sent it on and I don't want him to think I am a liar.
What should I do about this? I was thinking I could take a online class and quickly pull it up to 3.26 so that it can be rounded to a 3.3?
I'm pretty sure my GPA will be at least a 3.3 by the end of this semester?
Generally it wouldn't be a big deal, but a 3.3 is a cut off for a few BBs. In all honesty, I am assuming your GPA rounds down to a 3.2 - if that is the case, don't worry about it. If your GPA is like a 3.23 or so just leave the issue as is. If you get called up in spite of your 3.3 GPA (which isn't horrible by any means), then it shouldn't be a terribly big deal. If you are asked about your GPA and they specifically mention the 3.3, you could simply say that it is actually a 3.23 or something, but you've been told in the past that it is ok to round up to the next 10th. Don't even make a big deal out of it. If it's a problem, they'll say something, in which case you can apologize for the confusion - no real harm done. Then again, we are getting way ahead of ourselves as you don't have an interview yet, and no one has asked you specifically about it.
I would, however, change it going forward just to be on the honest side, and if anyone asks about the change, just say you hadn't yet updated it for your last semester. In all honesty, it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
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what do you think about his online class idea? can you average that into your cumulative gpa?
Online classes don't increase your cumulative GPA, only your college classes do. If you go to Stanford and took few classes in Berkeley, those grades would not count towards the cumulative GPA from Stanford.
any loopholes around this?
not a big deal, dont worry about it
yeah they don't really care I accidentally put 3.8 instead of 3.7 they weren't impressed by either :P
GPA Miscalculation (Originally Posted: 05/18/2016)
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Just tell them you're not very good with numbers and made a mistake.
Telling an IB that you are not very good with numbers. Hmm that's an interesting one...
Years ago I was interviewing a kid for an analyst position at a REPE shop and one of his statements was that he understood there wouldn't be much math involved in the job. I almost burnt the inside of my nose because the coffee I was drinking nearly shot out of it due to laughter.
That was a very long way to essentially say that you have a 3.71, but listed a 3.75 by mistake...
I wouldn't worry about it. 0.04 makes little difference for a >3.7 GPA.
thanks!
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while it doesn't matter (i.e. small error, not impactful), I actually did read your entire first post and it doesn't make sense.
You have a spreadsheet where you had two classes listed as an A- (3.7 GPA) that really shouldn't have been there (you withdrew from the classes). Removing those classes should have actually increased your GPA...
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lol, is this a serious question?
Slight Discrepancy in Major GPA (Originally Posted: 10/23/2017)
Hey All,
I am freaking out right now. So I received an Middle Office Offer from a BB and I just found out my after speaking to my advisor that my major GPA was a little off on my resume.
I had no clue my University include one core class in my major gpa. My cumulative gpa is accurate on my resume but lets say my major GPA is off by .25 but still above 3.5.
Should i keep it quiet or tell the firm.??
relax, nobody really cares about major gpa anyways.. i wouldn't even list it on your resume
im trying to put monkey shit on this guy but cant for some reason. anyone have ideas? maybe not enouh bananas. anyways, ms for u
Please stop worrying right now! (and don't bring this up!) I can guarantee you that no one will notice this and even if they did, you certainly didn't get the job b/c of a 3.75 over a 3.7. This was an honest mistake and you really should not be stressing over it. Congrats on the offer!
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