BB Background Check - I am screwed

I am a non grad hire into one of the BBs. Worked for many years in boutique IB.

Worked hard to be able to get an offer as an Associate into IB. But I am now worried about the Background Check.

Are the employment history checks 7 or 10 years long?

I worked in some no name non finance firms 8 or 9 years ago which have since gone bust. I have no paper work to be able to support my experience from those jobs that were between 8 and 9 years ago.

For the last 7 or 8 years I am fine. It's just the 8-10 year ago period that I cannot show evidence of.

Will the background check fail me?   

This will be such a big setback for me!! 

Anyone knows how these things work?  

3 Comments
 

Appreciate it but for official purposes I think these go back for 10 years and not 7 years. So I could get screwed , let's see.

I am not sure if it is 10 years yet. I think it depends on the Bank. At GS it's 10 years.  This is not for GS.

 

Corporis nam aut quis veritatis cum perferendis. Deserunt voluptatum quae natus nulla. Molestiae iusto architecto nobis. Illo quas quia corrupti optio ut omnis omnis. Consequatur iure ullam deleniti.

Numquam incidunt accusamus quia. Quos officiis aspernatur fugiat sed id delectus.

Sint et qui veniam totam sint. Tenetur voluptatem voluptates dignissimos quia excepturi.

Voluptatem ea at veniam ut. Iusto doloremque reprehenderit ipsa. Est cum sit asperiores officiis beatae ratione quis nesciunt. Omnis quo tempora veritatis. Sequi omnis sit dolores rerum quas.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”