I omitted a big unemployment gap on my cv – covered it up using real start/end dates at a company where I had worked twice but had a gap in the middle which I left out.
I felt terrible about it before my 2nd interview, so I emailed and came clean. They cancelled my interview (100% expected this) and they wrote:
“It was lovely to meet you last week and thanks for your e-mail this morning.
Unfortunately we are going to have to cancel your 2nd interview today, this has been discussed with the Partner responsible for staffing. It is a great shame we have to do this, but it is felt that you did not provide an accurate picture of your employment at the start.
I am sure if you have included this information in your original CV this may have turned out differently on this occasion.
We wish you all the very best for the future in your endeavours to find future employment and we are confident that you will find something very soon. Keep strong and confident.
All the very best wishes”
Kicking myself!
I feel so embarrassed and stupid. I wasn't getting any interviews because of all my unemployment gaps so re-wrote my CV. The ladies who interviewed me were two of the nicest people I've ever been interviewed by and that job could have finally set me on an actual career path and saved my life. I blew the best chance I had in years.
PS – Yes, they 100% would have found out through HR employment date checks because the role was in a protected sector (UK)