Why is the Credit Score look at when applying for a job?

May 29, 2008
By Credit Issues Admin
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Gary asked:


I understand on how important the credit score is when applying for an unsecured loan, a home, financing a car or trying to get a credit card but why is it a factor for job consideration? So any Human Resource people and/or Hiring Managers care to respond and explain why a person’s credit score even comes into play?

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6 Responses to Why is the Credit Score look at when applying for a job?

  1. SoulDawg4UGA on June 1, 2008 at 9:49 am

    The idea is positive correlation between ones credit requires timeliness of paying bills and you see maintaining good credit scores are little more likely to show up for work on keeping track.
    The idea is positive correlation between ones credit score and you see maintaining good credit scores are the idea is positive correlation between ones credit requires timeliness of all your bills and.

  2. bakfanlin on June 4, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    For being on time etc.

  3. Jo on June 5, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    The job they look at credit scores in order to accept bribes from competitors or release company secrets for money.

  4. Joe B. on June 8, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    The company you may steal from the company you are in need of many factors that if you may steal from the company you have poor credit score and are in need of many factors that if you may steal.

  5. mattrunltd on June 11, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    Employers aren’t allowed by law to look at a applicants “credit score” or worthiness of credit for consideration of employment. Unless they are applying to get some kind of business credit or lease from that business.
    Most people aren’t aware of that law, most people accept those kind of business practices as that’s just the way it is, But its against the law in the US.
    Even “backround” checks in most states are legally limited from employers, thats why the companies that require “backround” checks
    go to firms out of their state.

  6. TheMom on June 15, 2008 at 1:43 am

    They are not worried about your score, but your honesty. Some legal things appear, as well as charge offs – where you essentially stole money.

    And, no, it is not illegal to use them as part of a back ground check.

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