Resume Job Title Discrepancy for Interview Need Advice

Question

Hey everyone, I’ve received an invitation to MBA interview, but I realized my resume still lists my role as 'consultant,' even though I was an intern who got a full-time consultant offer but I declined the offer. My responsibilities and work hours didn’t actually change during that transition, so it didn’t feel significant at the time. This role was a brief six-month position from two years ago and isn’t a key part of my resume. I had planned to update it but couldn’t make changes in the admissions portal, and I hadn’t anticipated an interview. I’m sure this part didn’t impact my invitation, but I don’t want to seem misleading. What’s the best way to handle this?

bb · Answer

Hi. First of all congrats on the invite! and I am sorry about the discrepancy. That's annoying.

I think the best thing is to inform the AdCom ASAP to demonstrate that you have good faith in correcting the issue and restoring the truth. I would not make this long or too apologetic however.

So, not a consultant or a writer but one version I could see would go something like this:

Dear Admissions Team,

I am thrilled to receive an interview invite. In preparation for the interview, reviewing my application, I noticed a discrepancy on the resume that I wanted to bring to your attention. The position listed from 6/2022 to 12/2022 was in fact incorrectly stated as consultant; my official role was "intern consultant". I am attaching an updated version with that correction; all other information is accurate.

I apologize for this discrepancy and completely understand it may cause an inconvenience and have an impact on my application but I felt it was important to make the distinction to accurately reflect my profile.
Thank you for your help,
Your Name.

ExpertsGlobal · Answer

Hello  eduardotrout ,

The ideal approach would be to write to the Admissions Committee and clarify this.

Thanks.

All the best!

Resume Job Title Discrepancy for Interview Need Advice

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