Bagged a new job couple of weeks ago, lied to HR that I have 1 month NP.

Advice/Guidance

Hello everyone!

So last month (exactly 6 weeks ago from today), I lost my job.

Was on a 15-day garden leave after being forced to resign. I immediately packed my bags and came back home.

Took a few days rest until the last week of my garden leave started. To recharge my mind, update my resume and profile on job portals.

Wasn't getting any calls (even now), except for 1 company whose offer letter I received during the 1st week of August. This was the only company I actually interviewed through the time and during the Round 1 & Round 2 of the rounds, I told both the interviewers that my NP is of 1 month. Wasn't actually anticipating that I would bag this job as my tenure was short in my most recent company (just short of 6 months). But by the next week, the HR called me and told me that my profile has been selected. It gave me a sigh of relief and took away my fear of getting a job but amidst this, I had lied to the HR, soon-to-be reporting manager and their manager that I have a 1 month notice period and I will be able to join from September.

Offer was rolled out. Took almost a day's time before sending my acceptance over mail after discussing with HR about the salary breakup & terms and conditions.

Now my fear is that will this lie create any issue for my BGV or any compliance issue?

I know I shouldn't have lied in the first place but after losing my job and not getting any interview calls, I lost my thinking ability and lied that I have a 1 month notice period. Will this create any issue or will I be onboarded for this job?

Due to this fear, I haven't sent my resignation copy yet and after sending my acceptance over mail with the HR, I never heard any response from her again or interacted with her again. I should've asked this question within the very first week of receiving the offer letter, but I couldn't muster up the courage and frame this post at all. My mind hasn't been working at all ever since I came back home.

TL;DR: Lied to HR that I have a 1-month NP despite being able to join immediately as I lost my job recently. Will this create any BGV issue? As I would be having a gap of around 50 days by the time I join.

Posted Aug 19, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC

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