Scared For BB Background Check
Currently applying for BB summer analyst positions at multiple banks. I am worried about one experience on my resume though, being a one month experience I had at a small venture firm. I have it listed as an apprenticeship on my resume, but still is under work experiences. Its a super small office and was very informal, I just went in the office a couple days a week at most did basic work for the guy I was working for. Was mostly to get me more exposure to the venture world. After this finished though, the guy completely ghosted. I only have his number and he doesn't respond and no one else in the office would be able to vouch for me since I only interacted with this one guy. Its only one of 3 finance experiences I have on my resume so I would prefer to leave it on, as it's also something I talk about in my "story".
I'm just worried this will cause problems later on if I get an offer and they do a background check since it's technically unverifiable since the one person I worked under went ghost. I did all my work in the office as well, nothing sent over email or anything so no proof there. I have it listed specifically as an apprenticeship implying it was just informal, so just wondering what I should do? If it would fuck me over in a background check or if they wouldn't even check at all?
A background check is to make sure you didn't plow through a family of four in a Toyota RAV4 in 2019, not to make sure your one weird experience is actually real.
Do you have any emails setting up the internship with him? That should be enough.
They typically aren't looking to verify anything unpaid. If they ask, I would give them the contact info and it's on them to try and reach him. Or if anyone else worked there and can verify you were there, that would be enough too - they do not need to verify your exact work tasks.
I would not worry about this.
I got connected through friend, so I set it up with him over imessage, once again it was very informal. Thats also why i listed it as an apprenticeship, although it was almost like a class if anything. I lost the messages with him since i got a new phone, still have his number but hes unresponsive. Also like i mentioned i worked only with him so no one else there would be able to verify i was there. Just want to be sure it wont cause any trouble. I have 2 other proper finance internships after this one.
I only put jobs I had W2’s for, nothing else. You will be fine.
This is unlikely to blow up your offer, but you should clean it up now. Banks care about dates, titles, and that you didn’t lie, not whether a random one month stint can still answer the phone. For SA background checks, they usually verify employment you list, but short informal roles often get a lighter check or skipped.
Two smart moves. First, change the wording to something safer like “Independent project” or “Part time apprenticeship” and keep the description modest. Second, be consistent if asked. One month, informal, exposure focused, no inflated claims. If you’re nervous and it’s truly unverifiable, removing it is safer than keeping something you can’t back up. Background checks fail people for misrepresentation, not for having less experience.
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