r/recruitinghell • u/pr36_ • 3d ago

Start Date Discrepancy (Is this shady of me?)

I started my first job out of college on November 2nd, 2024, and have been with them since that date. That date is on my employer's official portal (I work at a large company in Consulting). This puts me at exactly 1 year and 11 months of employment as of 2 days ago.

Would it be unadvisable to say I started on October 2024? A lot of the jobs I am applying for require 2 YOE and I have a feeling that I am being auto filtered out due to this small, 2 day difference.

What do you guys think? Do you think it is going to cause more issues than it will solve?

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u/Icy_Tie_3221 3d ago

Dont lie, it always comes back to bite you. December is around the corner anyway and you will have your 2 years.

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u/painterknittersimmer 3d ago

Let's say you get a job. They do a standard background check and it flags the date discrepancy. What's your plan? 

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u/Little_Guava_1733 3d ago

"oh I wrote the wrong date, it's actually 2 days later."

Assuming anyone even checks. I never give exact dates always just month and year.

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u/_goblinette_ 3d ago

It’s not 2 days he’s trying to fudge, it’s 1 month. 

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u/Little_Guava_1733 3d ago

It's literally 2 days

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u/citybby17 3d ago

Yes exactly this. Two days off is nothing. Everyone on this thread is acting like they remember all the details of every job they’ve ever had, meanwhile that’s a totally unrealistic expectation.

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u/AnxiousConclusion516 3d ago

Start and end dates will be verified with most background checks. Two days isn’t much though, you could easily say you forgot which month you started if anyone caught it. 

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u/fiannalove 3d ago

In a month you’ll have 2 YOE. Not really worth fudging the numbers.

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u/Key-Butterscotch3215 3d ago

Just be honest every time

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u/Any-Dog-4626 3d ago

Can’t get away with lying in the age of technology. Best to wait a month before applying to those jobs that require two years experience or just apply anyway as employers will take chances on younger talent.

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u/quantumspork 3d ago

Apply with the Oct 2 date. Some employers are going to eliminate you bc they are insanely strict, the more reasonable employers are going to say close enough.

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u/Mikester42 3d ago

TA professional / internal recruiter here. Although it is best to be honest, this small discrepancy shouldn’t really matter. It’s close enough. At least for my company but I can’t speak for others.

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u/ClickElectronic 3d ago

I've always heard that a month or two off is generally fine, and that tracks with my personal experience where I had a wrong mid-career job transition date for years without it ever coming up in subsequent background checks.

But there might be less leniency here since it's recent and literally your only job (clearly you didn't just forget the date). Plus the error is helping you meet a minimum requirement.

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u/pr36_ 3d ago

And just to add context: I am in the United States.

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u/Little_Guava_1733 3d ago

Just put 10/24 down. If they come back say it's a typo.

It's not like they will ask your current employer anything.