how long do background checks take?

Hi Monkeys,

I signed my offer letter for an IB SA '23 position a month ago but still haven't heard anything. I was told by my firm they would reach out once they want me to put my information in to their third party service, but haven't gotten the email yet. It's been four weeks, and I was wondering what your timelines were for your background checks? I've literally only singed the offer letter and sent a transcript, and have not even been fingerprinted yet.

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