Hi Guys,
Do you know if MBB checks submitted grade transcprits or GPA, as part of their background check processes (after the offer has been sent)? (Considering a scenario when candidates submitted their transcripts initially, within European offices)
Hey there,
Once you accept an offer from MBB, this typically triggers a pretty comprehensive background check (details vary by region).
This includes, among other things, your academic record. Usually though, it's just about whether you have the degree you claim to have - not so much the grade. Hence, they won't necessarily ask for your transcripts (however, if you claim to have a degree with distinction it really needs to show on the degree certificate that they will ask you to submit).
Same logic goes for previous positions by the way. MBB will want to confirm the dates and positions at your previous companies but they don't go into detail with HR.
Hope this helps! Best of luck!
Hi there,
Let's put it this way: If you lied about your GPA you should be scared (and you should never do it again).
If you did not lie about your GPA you should be fine.
If you were expelled from school or failed multiple classes this could come up and could be an issue.
Hi,
There is a background check process. The focus is more on the college you attended and whether you graduated etc and less on the grades. However if the grades are very different to what you reported it might be an issue. Can you clarify what your concern is?
Dear candidate, I apologize for not fully having understood the questions. Depending on the office and position you may be asked to submit transcripts and most want you to mention GPAs on the CV
Hello!
Background checks are nothing to be worried about, as long as you haven´t lied (e.g., saying that you graduated from Uni X when you didn´t, or that you worked in Company Y 2 years instead of 6 months). Minor things, such as 1 month differences, etc. don´t matter.
Most of the times, they are done by 3rd party companies to which the job is externalized. If they find any discrepancy, they contact you first and clarify it with you.
For instance, with the MIT background check I had the issue that the external name of my Amazon job is not the same as the one Amazon uses internally -and that was the name given in the certificated that Amazon gives oficially-. It was easily solved by an HR doc that explained that both were the same thing.
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
They will confirm you have the degree but not the individual grades.
