Using a secondary to correct a small error on primary?

[ServiceFirst]

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On my primary application I shorted myself 1 year of employment freshman year: I put my dates as 2015-2017 instead of the correct 2014-2017. In the eyes of an admissions committee, would 1 less year of experience in employment be looked upon negatively? If so, could I use the secondary application to make a short correction regarding this error, or would it be interpreted as careless for making the error in the first place?

Gonnif has already provided some input on this situation which I sincerely appreciate, but I would like to see if there are any different perspectives regarding this situation. Thanks for all your input!

 

[Catalystik]

On my primary application I shorted myself 1 year of employment freshman year: I put my dates as 2015-2017 instead of the correct 2014-2017. In the eyes of an admissions committee,
1) would 1 less year of experience in employment be looked upon negatively?
2) If so, could I use the secondary application to make a short correction regarding this error, or would it be interpreted as careless for making the error in the first place?

Gonnif has already provided some input on this situation which I sincerely appreciate, but I would like to see if there are any different perspectives regarding this situation. Thanks for all your input!

1) No.

2) You could correct it, but I see no need. The success of your application will not rest on adding an additional prior year of employment.

 

[ServiceFirst]

1) No.

2) You could correct it, but I see no need. The success of your application will not rest on adding an additional prior year of employment.

Thanks for providing that perspective @Catalystik!