您对咨询公司的背景调查有何期待？答案会因业务而异。

“咨询公司”、“咨询公司”和“咨询公司”都是广义的术语，不涉及某一特定行业。咨询公司是具有专业知识领域的企业，可向个人或组织提供与该专业知识相关的反馈或建议，并收取一定费用。有一些咨询公司专注于政治活动、监管合规、营销和公共关系、建筑和工程、管理和金融服务。

在大多数情况下，您应该期待咨询公司的详细背景调查。咨询公司不仅为自己招聘，也为客户招聘。他们需要挑选他们信任的人与有价值的客户密切合作——既有专业知识又有整体可信度。因此，他们通常会进行 犯罪历史检查、教育 和 工作历史验证检查 、 参考检查、 专业执照验证 （如果工作需要专业执照）、 民事历史检查等等。例如，在金融咨询公司申请工作的人应该假设 信用记录检查 和 破产背景调查 将纳入筛选过程。

全球“三大”咨询公司是麦肯锡公司、波士顿咨询集团和贝恩公司。这些公司属于“管理咨询公司”的子类别，或者与组织合作分析内部实践和流程、实施新技术、指导员工或领导力等的公司。我们探讨了三大巨头的背景调查政策： 

• 麦肯锡公司

• 波士顿咨询集团

• 贝恩公司

除了解释这些咨询公司的背景调查外，每篇文章还提供了有关候选人在面试过程中可能遇到的其他相关细节。例如，贝恩公司以其“案例面试”而闻名，它为申请人提供了他或她在工作过程中可能遇到的场景的案例研究。然后，申请人必须像真实一样处理这个场景。

最终，每家咨询公司都会有自己独特的新员工筛选政策和程序。有时，企业会在其“职业”页面上发布有关其流程的详细信息。其他时候，您可以通过浏览 Glassdoor 或 Indeed 等网站了解其他申请人的经历。在大多数情况下，最安全的做法是假设咨询公司会全面审查您的背景。

“Consulting firm,” “consulting company,” and “consultancy” are all broad terms that don’t refer to one specific industry. A consulting firm is a business with an area of expertise that provides feedback or advice related to that expertise to individuals or organizations for a fee. There are consulting companies that focus on political campaigns, regulatory compliance, marketing and public relations, architecture and engineering, management, and financial services.

In most cases, you should expect detailed background checks at consulting companies. Consulting firms are not only hiring for themselves but also on behalf of their clients. They need to pick people who they trust to work closely with valued client accounts—both with expertise and overall trustworthiness. As such, they typically conduct criminal history checks, verification checks for education and work history, reference checks, professional license verifications (if professional licensing is required for the job), civil history checks, and more. Someone applying for a job with a financial consulting firm, for instance, should assume that credit history checks and bankruptcy background checks will factor into the screening process.

The “Big Three” consulting companies in the world are McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. These companies fall into the sub-category of “management consultancies,” or companies that work with organizations to analyze internal practices and processes, implement new technologies, coach staff or leadership, and more. We have explored the background check policies at each of the Big Three: 

• McKinsey & Company

• Boston Consulting Group

• Bain & Company

In addition to explaining the background checks at these consulting companies, each article provides other relevant details about what candidates might encounter in the job interview process. For instance, Bain & Company is well-known for its “case interview,” which gives the applicant a case study of a scenario that he or she might encounter in the course of the job. The applicant must then work through the scenario as if it were real.

Ultimately, every consulting company will have its own unique policies and procedures for new employee screening. Sometimes, businesses post details about their processes on their “Careers” pages. Other times, you can learn about what other applicants have experienced by exploring sites such as Glassdoor or Indeed. In most cases, the safest thing to do is assume that the consulting firm will vet your background comprehensively.