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IB Offer: Background Check - GPA
Do background checkers or HR have access to GPA data? A friend of mine was being recruited for FT in IB and put his last year GPA (3.8) instead of his cGPA (3.4). Is this grounds for them to rescind the offer?
gs background check discrepancy
I am a CS major and don't really know much about the world of finance, so please forgive me if i say anything dumb or if this entire question is stupid. I accepted an offer for summer technology analyst at GS and recently got the link to do my background check. The only thing i'm concerned about is...
Expected graduation and offers
Hi I just received a offer for SA at an BB in London. I am currently graduating in Bsc in Financial Economics and I've done some courses in mathematics as well. These courses have been "independent" of my Bsc in Fincancial Economics. On my resume I stated that I expected to finish my second degree...
IB/Asset Management background check
Any advice on my situation please? I got a job offer from a BB bank, and currently in the process of getting my background check. The problem is that I can't get a verification letter from one of my internships back in 2012. It was a consulting firm in Korea, and unfortunately I didn't sign any...
Background check double major
So I got my offer SA from a BB while I was still at the bank for super day . For my education I put 3.7 GPA vs my actual 3.693. Also, I quote " Bachlors of Science: Economics and Mathematics" Although, on my transcripts I only have econ as decleared and math is going to end up being a minor...
2nd Background Check Between Internship and Full-Time?
Hello - I interned at a Big 4 company in their advisory department last summer and received a full-time offer. A few weeks after accepting the offer I found myself in some hot water with the law (DUI-D Charge, trial set for February). I realize this is a very serious offense (which personally...
Background Check Questions...
Hello All, I have had a few unfortunate run ins with the law over the past ten years. In 2010 I was arrested and convicted of DUI, then 9 months later, also in 2010, I was arrested and convicted of shoplifting after I took a prescribed sleeping medication, and blacked out, then walked out of a store...
Background Check Alcohol Charges
Received and signed offer from a BB . I am currently waiting on background check to be completed before I start my internship. My only concern is that I ended up disclosing 2 charges on my employment application that I had in the past: - one underage drinking when I was a minor - one public...
Will background check cover on-campus jobs?
Hi all, I am wondering if background check for SA covers school jobs like TA/gym assistant. etc? I volunteered to become a course assistant for my accounting prof and put the experience on my resume but its unpaid and I honestly didn't do much.... Thanks for all your inputs in advance.
Who is background check shared with?
Hi All, So I was wondering if anyone knows who (if anyone besides the BCG team) your results are shared with? I have a disorderly persons offense for marijuana possession from college (expunged from regular criminal check, but still shows up on fingerprint report). I was hired at a major financial...
Will I have to explain court citations in my interview?
Wanted to know what explaining background check in a n interview might be like. Have a couple underage citations so was just curious?
Background Check--Dismissed shoplifting misdemeanor...
I want to apply as a Legal Analyst at Goldman & Sachs, but I have a shoplifting misdemeanor charge on my record. I have not been convicted, should I still chance it and apply. Be as honest as possible, at this point I need more truth than hope. Thank you for your help.
All employment for background check?
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HireRight Background Check - Employment Not on Resume
Should I list every job I've held. I worked at three different dining halls during undergrad. They weren't on my resume.
Background check - but different question
Hi, I'm posting this under a new account, but have a quick background check question. I appreciate theres a lot of questions on this but I couldn't find any similar to this. During uni I did a placement year at one of the Big 4 and at the end of the year signed the offer to start there in sept. 2017...
Misdemeanor Assault Background Check Complications
Hello, I've recently been charged with a misdemeanor assault charge and been placed on informal probation because I got into a yelling argument with my sister and ended up breaking her phone. The charges will be expunged at the end of my probationary period. I go to a very good school (Marquette...
Background Check Compensation Question (Deferred)
I have a question regarding pay verification by third party background check companies. Currently work for a fund that pays a significant amount in deferred bonus and also participate in SEP-IRA. The way SEP-IRA works is that the whole firm needs to contribute the same % pre-tax to a...
Mid Level Background Check Credit Check - Unique Situation
Ladies and Gent, I have a quite unique situation and want people's opinion on best course of action. Some of the following might be distorted to protect my identity but the end result is the same. I have been in the work force for 6 years now, currently working as a equity sales trader in Boston. I...
Didn't Disclose My "Beer Incident" On Campus
Hey guys, kind of a silly question but with background checks coming up for me this was bugging me a little. A couple years ago as a freshman who had just crossed into his fraternity, I bought a bunch of beer to meeting in my backpack (which we were incidentally having on campus that day) and as...
BB background check concerns
For a BB's background check, there are a couple questions asking if you have an immediate family member who has held a position within a government agency (domestic or foreign) and if said person has had any power over the investment/business-related decisions of the agency... Well I do have an...
What's the background check process in Goldman Sachs?
Anyone who can describe the background check process in Goldman Sachs? I guess filling in online application form first and then the outsourced company (named Hireright) would verify the information? Thanks. Regarding the employment history, do I need to solicit my former employer to issue...
Goldman Sachs Internship Background Check
Hi guys, I recently got a summer internship offer from GS in the operations division. I have a question about their background check. In my resume, I listed my major GPA under "GPA:...", but not specifies as "Major GPA:...". I assume that they would think the number after GPA on my resume is my...
D.E. Shaw: Background and Reference Check = Good sign?
Hey guys, Longtime lurker here. I've recently had a superday with D.E. Shaw and was asked soon after to provide references and agree to a background check. Does anyone here with experience with D.E. Shaw 's background check process know if this is a good sign/potential offer? Or does D.E. Shaw...
Background check with undisclosed DUI at Goldman Sachs
Hi there!I got interviewed for a position at Goldman Sachs during the first week of September. I had to take a drug test and go through a background check. Last Tuesday, after more or less two months, someone from Goldman Sachs called and told me that she was working on my background check. She...
Background check post FT offer
Hello all, I was a SA in London this summer and got a FT offer for next year at a BB . Yesterday I saw my SI application form on the website when I went there to update my details and noticed I said "no" to "did you take the GMAT?" However, I had to take the GMAT (before I applied) but only the...
Background Check - Inconsistent Resume with Employment Dates.
Hi all, I just got an offer from a MM shop and am going through the background check. On my resume, I listed that I was working on-campus as a TA from September 2010 to May 2012. However, in actuality, I did not work on this TA job during the spring of 2011, because the class was not offered in...
First Stage of Background Check?
Hi all, I recently accepted an offer from and am going through the background check conducted by CARCO. It has been over 5 weeks. Yesterday HR emailed me saying that I passed the first stage of background checks and can discuss the start date now. But it sounds like there'll be more stages of checks...
Does HR verify extracurriculars at all?
I just got a FT offer from a Bulge Bracket bank but i'll admit that I really sugarcoated some of my extracurriculars. For instance, there was this one leadership position that I technically had, but didn't really do anything and i'll admit I claimed responsibility for setting up these events just by...
BB Analyst + Junior Consultant background check
How do background checks at BB 's and consulting firms work at the analyst or entry level? At this point, do they just make sure you never committed a crime (besides speeding/parking), graduated from the university listed on your resume (with GPA) and maybe past internships if possible.
OK to keep interviewing while background check is pending
I received an offer in writing from a BB and the background check is taking a long time (going into week three), because I lived abroad for a few years. As a result, my start date has been pushed back one week. A tech firm contacted me last week to interview for a position that I applied to prior to...
Background Issues
Should I disclose charge before background check results?
Hey guys. So I was caught shoplifting almost two years ago for items under $30 (I know this is stupid and feel like crap every day about it, so please no judgment) My shoplifting charge was dropped down to a town ordinance. Anyways, I learned a lot from this experience and actually got a summer...
Gone in less than a year
Hello primates. Today I would like to get the jungle's opinion on an issue that is clouding my mind. So a short story without giving me away. I work in the asset mgmt industry for trusts of a big bank ( JPM /BAC/ UBS ). I have been there for approx 7 months and was unfortunate to be let go because I...
Laid off but in the middle of an interview
My fellow monkeys, I just wanted to get a sense of what my options are and more importantly, your honest opinions on what steps I should take. A little background, I was employed in the asset mgmt industry but found out that I got the dreaded slip this week. I did voice my concerns that my job...
Morgan Stanley background check question?
Hi all, I accepted an SA offer. They want me to disclose all employment history in the last 5 years. I have one quick question. 4 years ago, I interned at a local manufacturing company's factory for 6 weeks. (Totally irrelevant role to finance) The internship was unpaid and unofficial. Plus, it...
Background Check (Scam Solicitation Website)
Hey Guys, I'm in the final and second round interviews with two boutique investment banks, and I have a question about background checks and how they might impact my chances of receiving an offer. I have a spotless criminal history, but recently I received a text saying I was on a website "exposing...
Big 4 Background Check - Credit Check
This is a fairly specific question related to the background check for a full-time offer with a Big 4 firm ( KPMG ) in tax. I interned last summer with the firm, received a full-time offer, and will be starting FT this fall. My concern is that during the background check the firm may have noticed my...
Background check - Non-paid/Unregistered internship experiences listed on resume
Morgan Stanley background check
Hi all, I got a SA offer from MS. I have a 2.9 ugrad GPA but 3.97 grad GPA. I think that's why I was admitted. My ugrad GPA isn't listed on my resume but it came up in the first interview. (naturally) I disclosed it immediately. I got the offer anyway. Now, it's time for the background check. Do you...
Background Check and Treatment of Open Container Tickets
Anyone an idea how to treat an open container ticket received 2012 in the U.S. during semester abroad, when filling out the background check forms for an IBD Analyst position in London? Is this ticket equivalent for a UK "Caution" or would you just do not disclose it?
Do you need to fill all prior internships on background check or only those that you put on resume?
I completed an internship a few summers ago and left it off my resume because it wasn't applicable to the job I applied for. Do I need to put it down on my background check form or can I leave it off since it wasn't on my resume and I never spoke about it during interviews?
Background Check - Freaking out right now
Hi - long story short. I have accepted an offer and am now going through the application process with a top consulting firm (if I need to be more specific, I will via private message, just don't want to post here). I have two misdemeanors on my record, nothing related to theft or fraud - is this an...
Background check advice needed
i recently was offered a job and I accepted the offer and signed the letter. The third party first advantage is doing a background check. They are asking me to provide a employment letter from an internship I did 5 years back . When I called the internship company they said they do not provide...
Background Check - Pending Charges
So I've accepted an internship offer in S&T with a BB and I need to complete a background check. I have some pending charges for something I did a few months ago (after I'd gotten the offer). Don't want to go into too much detail but the situation I was in made it look like I was doing something a...
Background Check Timeline For Interns
Hey Monkeys, I got an offer in February for a position at JP . I know that the background check and testing will happen, but does anyone know the usual schedule for this? Does it normally happen in April, May, or when you start in June? Thanks for the help.
Internship Hurdle: Criminal Record
Hi all,
ISSUE WITH CRIMINAL CHARGE
I have an offer from a BB firm and disclosed the current issue going on, but was never asked about it. I know they do finger printing a month or so before my start date. My issue is I have a pending charge that I didn't do, but was grouped in with 20+ people all charged with a misdemeanor. They have...
Bad checks/Chexsystems and background check
So I have two SA offers from BBs (one in equity research ) contingent on a background check. Everything should check out perfectly but I have just one paranoid concern ... long story short I deposited a bad check a few years ago, it bounced and the account was closed (the account did not go...
Background Check: Redundancy vs. Termination (Australia)
Hi all Towards the end of 6 month probation at my previous role I got a tap on the shoulder and was asked to meet HR and the Head of Department. They told me they were not going to continue on after my probation due to not progressing at the speed they were hoping (underperformance). This was a...
Changed Minor before Background Check
In the months after receiving a SA offer, I've ended up switching minors as I found my original one pretty boring as I got more into the classwork. I'm very nervous that this could be a potential issue in the background check process, as my original minor was listed on my resume and I have not yet...
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