Background Check - proof of unpaid part time

Thanks in advance to anyone who jumps in.

Here's my story: I worked for a very small "non-profit" startup company for part time. I did some research and model building work. I did do what I said on resume without exaggeration. I didn't have a title there (since "company" very small and unpaid), so I used a title on resume that described my work there (in the line of , "modeling", "analyst", "researcher" etc.). The title thing maybe the only part that's questionable, anything else is fairly accurate. I worry about problems caused by exaggeration so I tried to be careful here. But again the title may be the place I exaggerated a bit.

I signed some paper work when I joined the "firm", but didn't really know too much about it. They said they're registered as a company, but I won't be surprised if they just say they are a school club. My future employer wants to verify this experience but unpaid employer won't prove anything for me. I didn't have a particularly good relationship with them but I did what I said I did.

Now the only things I can prove myself are things like interview emails before I joined, termination email, communication emails and work I did there. Do you think these will be enough? Will I fail the check?

I appreciate your help and apologize if I am being too paranoid. Any views and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Thanks. I thought it won't be a problem as well but HR did contact me after the vendor said they couldn't verify this. I offered to prove my case with things I listed in my post. But they didn't get back to me. I guess now no news is good news? Should I follow up if they don't get back in a couple of days?

 
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I doubt you would need to follow up, with background checks no news is always good news. Plus, since you ACTUALLY interned there and have nothing to hide, I don't think you should worry at all. I would just leave it be, they will not reneg because of something like this - FYI, it is required by law for a company to tell you if they reneg because of a background check and the exact finding.

 

You mean like my colleagues / team member? Thanks that could work. Wondering if I should follow up if they don't get back to me after I offered to prove my case with other things? Or simply ignore it since no news is good news? Thanks

 

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