What happens when you say in the background check response that the start date entered in my resume was a clerical error?
For example, in the resume and screening application form you say May 2025, and through the offer letter and the screening company's internal sources, they get to know that the start date on paper from the external systems/their data sources is Oct 2025.
Has anybody faced this in real life?
What happens when you say in the background check response that the start date entered in my resume was a clerical error?
For example, in the resume and screening application form you say May 2025, and through the offer letter and the screening company's internal sources, they get to know that the start date on paper from the external systems/their data sources is Oct 2025.
Has anybody faced this in real life?
In my resume, I entered the start date for my most recent employment as 05/2025 to present and uploaded the same resume during the background check application. I also entered the same dates manually in the application.
For the role, I entered Frontend Software Engineer in both my resume and the background check application to align with the role I was applying for at Tesla.
Now, ESS is asking why the start date on my offer letter, as well as the information they found through an external source, shows 10/2025 instead of the 05/2025 mentioned in my application. They are also questioning the discrepancy in my job title. The employment database they checked, The Work Number, lists my actual employment title as Data Automation Analyst.
I had also specifically indicated during the background check process that my current employer should not be contacted for employment verification.
I only have one point of contact at the company, who is a recruiter. I already had a conversation with him, and he said that there are certain things that need to be clarified by the reviewer.
Please help me understand what I should do in this situation and how I should respond to ESS.