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echelon99
Joined: 09 Jun 2012
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Schools: Sauder '15 (A) Rotman '15 (A) Simon '15 Kelley '15 (S) Owen '15 Olin '15 (S) Foster '15 (S) DeGroote FT 15 (A)
GMAT 1: 670 Q42 V40
GPA: 2.94
WE:Consulting (Manufacturing)
Schools: Sauder '15 (A) Rotman '15 (A) Simon '15 Kelley '15 (S) Owen '15 Olin '15 (S) Foster '15 (S) DeGroote FT 15 (A)
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04 Feb 2013, 06:05
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We all know the M7 conduct background checks and these days even schools in the top 50 are doing it (Simon, I've heard) so I wanted to know how many of us international students have had their backgrounds checked out?
How many of your reccommenders have been called and asked to give your salary?
How many HR departments have been asked questions which ended up putting you in hot water (or not)?
I ask because I'm facing both of the above quandaries. I will absolutely not disclose to my work that I'm thinking of doing my MBA until I really have to (three weeks before I go) and my salary probably won't be given out easily. Chances are I will end up in hot water before this is over.
Anyway, please share your experiences. Tell us which schools and when?
(As you can see I'm not really applying to any of the M7, far from it)
And do international students really checked out? They probably end up using something like hireright
Also do you think they do a credit check for non-Us countries?
How many of your reccommenders have been called and asked to give your salary?
How many HR departments have been asked questions which ended up putting you in hot water (or not)?
I ask because I'm facing both of the above quandaries. I will absolutely not disclose to my work that I'm thinking of doing my MBA until I really have to (three weeks before I go) and my salary probably won't be given out easily. Chances are I will end up in hot water before this is over.
Anyway, please share your experiences. Tell us which schools and when?
(As you can see I'm not really applying to any of the M7, far from it)
And do international students really checked out? They probably end up using something like hireright
Also do you think they do a credit check for non-Us countries?
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Schools: Sauder '15 (A) Rotman '15 (A) Simon '15 Kelley '15 (S) Owen '15 Olin '15 (S) Foster '15 (S) DeGroote FT 15 (A)
GMAT 1: 670 Q42 V40
GPA: 2.94
WE:Consulting (Manufacturing)
Schools: Sauder '15 (A) Rotman '15 (A) Simon '15 Kelley '15 (S) Owen '15 Olin '15 (S) Foster '15 (S) DeGroote FT 15 (A)
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I too am intrigued to know more about this, especially for my school of choice - Tuck.
As far as I know, background checks are done to verify:
1) Periods of employment at each firm
2) Whether the designations and time periods you have indicated on your resume are correct
3) Whether those who recommended you, know they recommended you - i.e. you didn't submit a recommendation yourself on someone else's behalf
4) Your education details are accurate
Credit checks are not done for international students. In fact, until a couple of years ago, there was no public credit rating system in India for example.
What I have also heard is that this is a standard process and doesn't do any harm. If there are minor deviations from your resume, that is OK. A red flag, a proper one, should not go up - that's all that is being checked. I haven't read about someone's admission offer being rescinded due to a background check.
As far as I know, background checks are done to verify:
1) Periods of employment at each firm
2) Whether the designations and time periods you have indicated on your resume are correct
3) Whether those who recommended you, know they recommended you - i.e. you didn't submit a recommendation yourself on someone else's behalf
4) Your education details are accurate
Credit checks are not done for international students. In fact, until a couple of years ago, there was no public credit rating system in India for example.
What I have also heard is that this is a standard process and doesn't do any harm. If there are minor deviations from your resume, that is OK. A red flag, a proper one, should not go up - that's all that is being checked. I haven't read about someone's admission offer being rescinded due to a background check.
