I don't work there-- do I need to correct this possible misunderstanding

Post date: 2020-09-24 10:21:50

Job interview question-- Do I need to correct this possible misunderstanding re: my current employer?

Just had a positive first interview for a position I'm really interested in. In the interview, a few things that the interviewers said made me think in retrospect that they may be confused about my current employer-- I work at a 501c3 organization called something like the Teapots and Teacozies Cabinet of Gilead, and it seems possible they think that I work at the state-affiliated Gilead Teapot Cabinet. (Yes, I know this is ridiculous, it is very much a political thing that this came to be).

From a skills and experience perspective, my work at the Teapots and Teacozies Cabinet of Finlandia is probably just as relevant if not more relevant, and it's an older entity in many ways a larger scope. But the nature of the work is different (my work is more implementation focused vs the other being more policy focused), and I don't want to misrepresent myself or seem as though I have more experience at the state government level than I do.

Is there any way to clarify this that's not horrendously awkward? Or should I just let it go? Sounds like I will be invited to a second interview with a larger team, so I don't think it makes sense to clarify there.

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