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Changing job title to better reflect my job - problem during background check?

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Most recent answer on Mar 05, 2024

Francesco

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gave the best answer on Mar 04, 2024

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Hi there, Q: Will it cause a problem during background check if I put manager and check comes back as analyst? I would not recommend changing the name "analyst" to "manager" in the actual job title – that might create ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting with a criminal record

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Most recent answer on Dec 28, 2022

Cristian

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on Dec 28, 2022

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Hi there, Indeed, not an easy situation. My suggestion would be to play by the rules. If they ask for you to declare this beforehand, do it. If they don't, then probably they don't care about it and as a consequence I ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey Background check

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Moritz

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Moritz

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gave the best answer on Apr 22, 2022

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Hi there, I was in the same situation and know for a fact that you will not be notified if all checks out with the background check. Hence, it may or may not be over, irrespective of other communication. Solution: As su ... (read entire answer)

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Background check at MBB

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Most recent answer on Feb 04, 2022

Slawomir

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Former McK interviewer, PhD who successfully transitioned from Academia, received offers from McK/BCG/Bain/LEK

Slawomir

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gave the best answer on Feb 01, 2022

Former McK interviewer, PhD who successfully transitioned from Academia, received offers from McK/BCG/Bain/LEK

First of all, congrats on the offer - well done! Once you received an offer (and I assume you would like to accept it) it shows that the company wants you to work for them. With this attitude, all you need to do is to c ... (read entire answer)

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Social Media and activism - background check

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Hi there, It's honestly hard for us to say. We don't know what this exact profile is, but as long as you individually have not made obscene comments online you *should* be ok. I'm sorry but it's hard to predict exactl ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey Background check

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Udayan

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gave the best answer on Jul 12, 2019

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I know the feeling - I was an international student too and it was nerve racking. Here are a few things to keep in mind - You should be worried if you lied on your resume - for example wrong school, fabricated work ex ... (read entire answer)

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Francesco

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gave the best answer on Jul 01, 2019

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Hi Anonymous, congratulations on your offer! In terms of your questions: If you mentioned the company in your CV and you really worked there, I don’t see disadvantages in including the company in your working hist ... (read entire answer)

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