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In my (UK) experience.. |
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01/09/2006 |
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I *reckon* that most (European) offices will just give a phone call / send an email to your previous employers / university and ask for a confirmation that you actually were employed / you got the diploma you mention on your CV (with the relevant dates).
Sometimes, especially for a first job, you can be asked to provide a (certified) of your diploma(s) upon joining. Again, this is likely to vary by country.
Hope it helps,
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Well, I haven't had my final round with McKinsey, so I can't comment on the exact wording of their contract (and I quite likely may never have a chance to, depending on how the interview goes!). What I do have, however, are 2 UK offers, (with contracts) from other top-ten strategy consultancies and I imagine they'll all be much alike; mine are practically identical.
Both include the requirement that in order for the contract to be valid you must provide them with (1) 'satisfactory' results from completion of a confidential medical questionnaire, (2) details of all previous employers, in order that they might be contacted and your employment with them verified, (3) 'proof of past educational attainment', which apparently means either letting them see the original copies, and/or providing them with details of officials at your university and school (if you're applying for a graduate position, and A Levels are relevant).
If all of the above are not completed by the time you are meant to start working for them, the contract is null and void.
The Data Protection Act does mean, I believe, that they cannot contact these people without your permission - however by signing the contract and providing them with the details you are giving them leave to do so (or if not, turning down the job). Academic marks are also often printed by universities anyway in annual records etc (certainly at Oxbridge), so they can verify them independently if they wish.
I have heard people talk about credit checks, but I don't entirely see how that could be legal - I'm not an expert,though, so if anyone has any other info I'd love to know!
As a disabled applicant, I am most concerned about how you can be medically 'unsatisfactory' for a position...
Hope this helps!
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