Accidentally submitted wrong salary for background check
I'm currently undergoing a background check for a new job (Been at an investment bank for a couple years now after undergrad), and an HR representative from the new firm contacted me and told me that the salary information I had submitted for an internship back in college didn't match what they had verified. I told them that I had made a mistake when filling that out and I apologized, and that the number they had verified was correct.
For this company, I didn't fill out a background check form after receiving the offer; rather, they used information I provided in my job application to conduct the background check. I didn't have the documents detailing my compensation from this internship when I was filling out the application and so I put down my best guess from memory.
They seemed pretty mellow about it and asked if I could provide a W-2 or pay stub from my internship, which, after a while, I managed to find and sent to them. They also said everything else in my background check was fine.
With that said, could they view this mistake as enough to rescind the job offer? If that does happen, what could I do to show that it was an honest mistake?
Thanks
they are just trying to verify you are who you say your are. Relax
But if you are not the right fit, they will use any chance they have to axe you
Background check - salary (Originally Posted: 04/24/2016)
Hi everyone, I am going through the background check right now and just realized that the salary of a job I had five years ago was actually different from what I filled out in my application. I wrote down the gross compensation which includes base salary and all the other benefits (social and housing allowances) because that was what showed on my bank statement. However, when I was cleaning my old computer I pulled out my old contract, the base salary was actually around 1500 (annual) less than the total compensation. Should I be concerned if my old employer only tells them the base salary? This was really stupid of me, I should have checked my contract rather than the bank statements just because the other one is not handy.
nothing to worry about
I wouldn't worry about it - it's not a huge difference. And if someone asks you about it just say you thought all compensation should be included to make sure you were properly compensated for your move.
BG Check: Past Employment Salary (Originally Posted: 01/19/2018)
Hey guys,
I got a call from HR at a BB today asking for the reason behind the discrepancy in salary stated vs what my past employer had stated my salary was. It was a simple typo, and I provided the pay that I had meant to write on my most recent pay stub.
She ended the call and said that “you should be fine”. I am a bit worried that she said that I “should be” rather than I am.
If this was truly an issue would she have told me in the same call, or should I be expecting a phone call in the near future?
I would really appreciate your honest thoughts as I am worried sick.
Imo if there was an issue they would have told you
You should be fine. If it was anything that they suspected was incorrectly represented, they would definitely ask you either on the same call, or via follow up calls** - there would be no ambiguity.
This happened to me as well (at one of the BB). I was working as a contractor (so my total comp was hourly rate converted to full time salary), and hence there was discrepancy in the total $ I had specified. I explained to the recruiter that because of the conversion etc, the number will never be what they 'expected' my salary to be, but I could only mention what I earned based on my paystubs and not some other value. They understood and that was the end of the discussion.
**[EDIT] follow up calls -> they would clarify "if" they will need follow up calls.
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