BB background check process

Question

Wondering if people can speak to the background check process, and if most banks, especially BB, apply the same process (employment record, drugs test, criminal record). I'm going through the lateral hiring process at a European BB in NYC and am curious how this process works. I've read that at some places results come in only after you've started working. I wouldn't want to quit my current banking job and start a new one, only to learn a few weeks into my new job that my background/record check doesn't pass. Are some third parties that the BBs employ for checks more detailed and go deeper than others?

Any insight would be much appreciated.

ihopeilandit · Accepted Answer

BACKGROUND CHECK FOR BB (Originally Posted: 12/30/2010)

If you have experience with this scenario or are in HR at a BB, I want your opinion and help.

I have the following criminal record from college, which all had to do with alcohol and being a young, ignorant chap:

7/2007 – Obstruction of Justice – Misdemeanor (Hid from Police at House)
7/2007 – Urinating in Public – Misdemeanor
7/2007 – Drunk in Public – Misdemeanor 
2/2006 – Underage Possession of Alcohol – Misdemeanor
7/2005 – Assault and Battery – Misdemeanor (Fraternity Fight in College)

Since then I have been lucky enough to get th

chaltine · Answer

drexelalum11DUI is a felony isn't it, so wouldn't you have court records that show up?  Court records are retained forever, and they are public information.  Any conviction will show up if someone looks for it. Companies that background search criminal records for employers make a practice of collecting this information from every state and county in the USA.  Even if you get a conviction expunged, the private companies will still have it in their databases. Your DUI will show up. The best policy is to admit to it if a job application asks for misdemeanors.

1991Gorilla · Answer

BB Background check (Originally Posted: 01/20/2014)

I'm a junior with a BB offer in NYC for this summer.

Last year I was having no luck as a sophomore.  Due to additional credits from high school, I told a boutique bank in NYC I was graduating a year early and got an SA offer (I could have graduated early, and decided to try and do so).  Got the FT offer, but denied it.  I specifically e-mailed HR saying that I wanted to pursue additional opportunities.

enti98 · Answer

If you're really worried I would do the following. Email your contacts at the previous boutique that you worked at that you know at the most senior level and feel comfortable with. Literally tell them what you just wrote. You decided to stay in school longer because you wanted to pursue other opportunities, and "maybe" wanted to pursue an extra minor or major which extended your college career by a bit, and you also wanted to take time to think about your future plans as well.

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