diff --git a/src/app/domain/people/controllers/persons.py b/src/app/domain/people/controllers/persons.py
index e82a8ab8..9b4454fb 100644
--- a/src/app/domain/people/controllers/persons.py
+++ b/src/app/domain/people/controllers/persons.py
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ async def create_person_from_url(
             work_experiences=[
                 WorkExperience(
                     starts_at=datetime.strptime(work_ex.get("start_date"), "%Y-%m").date(),
-                    title=work_ex.get("title", {}).get("name"),
-                    company_name=work_ex.get("company", {}).get("name"),
+                    title=work_ex.get("title", {}).get("name", "Unknown"),
+                    company_name=work_ex.get("company", {}).get("name", "Unknown"),
                     company_url=work_ex.get("company", {}).get("website"),
                     company_linkedin_profile_url=work_ex.get("linkedin_url"),
                     ends_at=datetime.strptime(work_ex.get("end_date"), "%Y-%m").date()
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ async def create_person_from_url(
                     else None,
                 )
                 for work_ex in person_details.get("experience", [])
+                if work_ex.get("start_date") and work_ex.get("company", {})
             ],
             company_id=company_db_obj.id,
         )