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Anonymous A

on Apr 22, 2021

Global

Reference Check and Background Check? How does MBB do background check for Small companies

I work in a small company with not a lot of presence in online. so how will MBB conduct background check for such companies. even the email we use is gmail and not company name so will MBB directly contact my supervisor. How is it done for smal companies.Am learning a lot in this forum from the experts and hopefully soon will have some coaching session after I practice few cases. Thanks a lot in advance.

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Francesco

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on Apr 23, 2021

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Hi there,

They will contact small companies exactly as contact big ones. As mentioned by Antonello, they normally won’t contact directly but via an intermediary firm.

During the check they normally ask the following:

Confirmation of employment period
Confirmation of job title
Reason for leaving

Best,

Francesco

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Anonymous A

on Apr 23, 2021

Thanks

Antonello

Coach

on Apr 22, 2021

McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, specific companies are engaged by consulting firms to do that. They can contact a member of the small companies in your cv. You will be asked to provide some contracts or documents to demonstrate your experience

Best,
Antonello

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Anonymous A

on Apr 22, 2021

Thanks Antonello.

Clara

Coach

on Apr 22, 2021

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

No need to worry about this.

The company that does the backgroun check will contact you and ask for the contact details of your past company and supervisor,and then reach out to them.

If you didn´t lie, thre is nothing you should worry about.

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

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Anonymous A

on Apr 23, 2021

Thank you.

Ian

Coach

on Apr 23, 2021

Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Frankly, not worth worrying about (not your problem), but you definitely don't need to do anything here! They will contact HR and/or your supervisor and ask for confirmation/records proving your employment.