Hey everyone,
I recently got an offer from McKinsey and currently doing a background check.
They required these information
Personal Information
Address
Employment
Education
It's been a few weeks and while i provided my employment certificate from my precious employers they haven't contacted my references.
Does anyone have a more in depth view on what a background check actually verifies? Just a little curious
Thanks!
They usually don't reach out to referrals unless there's no other way to verify your employment dates and position.
The purpose of the checks is to insure you are the person you say you are and have the credentials you've provided on paper. This primarily focuses on verifying your degrees and places of employment along with their dates and your job title/role.
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Hi there,
Congratulations on the McKinsey offer! In terms of your question
Q: Does anyone have a more in depth view on what a background check actually verifies?
Usually they check:
It is a routine step and if everything was correct on your CV/application material you don’t have to worry about it.
All the best for your new job!
Francesco
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
Hi there,
The references aren't always contacted or leveraged as these are there as additional resource, tapped into if the normal checks they do aren't enough.
I wouldn't be alarmed if they don't reach out to them (in many cases, they don't).
Mario
The background checks are to ensure that you did work at the places that you said that you worked at, with the title that you said you had for the time that you said that you were there. The background checks are contracted to a third party and so they can take a while to come through - they may just be taking a bit of time. If you're concerned though you could ask the recruiting team when you can expect to hear.
Hi there,
You're fine. Let them do their thing. If they need anything they will let you know! (References are not always used)
