Should employers be able to check your credit?
Should they require a credit score on their applications?
IN THIS PODCAST: We asked our listeners what they thought!
For most, this idea was a “no-go”… and good news, potential employers cannot access your credit score. Although, they can, with your permission run a “credit check”.
The bottom line is that while employers can check your credit, they can’t see your credit score, their inquiry doesn’t affect it, and the credit report they
can
pull isn’t the same one used to evaluate your trustworthiness as a borrower. While some states restrict the cases in which an employer can check your credit at all, “certain professions, like law enforcement or other government positions, should expect that credit checks are fair game,” Ulzheimer says. “You should assume a report is going to be pulled.” (
click here to read more
)
Other content you might like:
KFGO’s “Employment Connection”
Why “Made in the USA” labels are confusing… and often inaccurate
Herberger’s closing: “opportunity” for Moorhead Center Mall?
(Amy Iler & JJ Gordon are talk-show hosts at 790 AM KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. “It Takes 2 with Amy & JJ” can be heard weekdays 11am-2pm. Follow Amy on Twitter @AmyKFGO. Follow JJ on Twitter @JJGodon701.)
