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Sorry this is kind of a long one! I thought I graduated from a College X in May 2006. They let me walk at graduation, etc. It turns out I actually hadn't graduated--I was 3 credits shy. After "graduating" I moved twice in three months (long story) and eventually started a full-time job in October 2006. It wasn't until around Nov when someone asked me if I got my diploma that I realized I hadn't. I got some transfer credits I had from high school sent in, and my degree was conferred in May 2007 w/o me taking any more classes.
Here's the problem: I started the job I'm at in Oct '06, telling them I finished my degree before that. When I found out that wasn't true, I...didn't tell them. I was scared they would fire me on the spot for "lying" on my resume. Now, almost 2 yrs since I started, they're randomly conducting a staff-wide "audit" to be sure everyone has their credentials, and they may notice the discrepancy b/w my transcript & resume. I feel my options are: 1) Come clean now and hope they understand, knowing full well they'll probably fire me. 2) Submit my credentials and hope they don't notice the discrepancy [I'm pretty low on the totem pole...how hard will they look?] and 3) Quit my job, and be honest with my next interviews about my graduation date but hope they don't ask if I ever told this first job what happened.
So that's it...that's how I screwed myself. Any advice? Anyone see any other options? Thank you!
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I would be honest with them telling them sorry for the mix up and you'll accpet their desision.
iff you have a desent boss, he/she will at lest here you out and weight it in consideration.
son't try to hide it friom them, it may back fire and blow up in your face.
I hope this helps.
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