Background Check Question
Hello all,
Long time lurker, first time poster. I have been applying for the last month and in the midst of applying, I realized that one of the titles I thought I held was never firmly confirmed with HR. However I have been putting it on my resume and just received an on-site interview for a position that I would love to take and run to the hills with. When I learned of this title discrepancy I immediately removed it from my resume and kept applying but now I am worried if I am lucky enough to get an offer that this information will be revealed and will look like intentionally lied.
To provide further context, I was a laboratory manager (3 years) and I thought I was promoted to a senior scientist (1 year). I was then officially (confirmed) promoted to a principal scientist and have held that title for 1 year. On my resume I put Laboratory manager (3 years), senior scientist (1 year), and then principal scientist (1 year), however based on HR records it will show laboratory manager (4 years), principal scientist (1 year). Is there anything I can/should do if I am lucky enough to get an offer? My supervisor said that he would be willing to write a letter that said I assumed senior scientist responsibilities and was functioning as a senior scientist even though that is not reflected in my HR records. I can't believe I missed this huge discrepancy, I overlooked it because I received the salary compensation but not the official title. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all, have a great weekend and good luck to all still hunting.