What to put in loan application where it says how long have I worked at a certain place?

[Anonymous]

I started working in my current company full time as temp for 9 months (though a staffing agency), but I was  directly hired on Septemper. Would it be wrong for me to say I've been with my company for over a year instead of 4 months?

[ridgebackpilot]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I started working in my current company full time as temp for 9 months (though a staffing agency), but I was  directly hired on Septemper. Would it be wrong for me to say I've been with my company for over a year instead of 4 months?

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You were hired in 2018 and now it's 2019. I wouldn't hesitate to round up and tell them you've been at your current job for a year! You don't have to be terribly precise on such applications.

[Kree]

Congratulations on being hired.  The main purpose of the employment length question is to ensure that your job is secure. Generally temp-to-hire hirings are considered secure because you've already been through the honeymoon period.

I would not worry about putting down the combined time as it is answering the purpose of the question, if not the specific wording.

[Anonymous]

If they are going to verify employement you want to be truthful but if they are not, you can bend the truth a tad in your favor without worry. When I purchased my car last year and financed with Capital One they did verify how much money I made and the length of my employment.