Credit Score
- Thread starter TRAJIK1
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But what has he proven himself to be? There are many employers who like to see what type of person you are, like those personality tests. Most of the time those tests don't have to do anything with the job directly.
I'm not necessarily defending it because the shop I hire in doesn't give a fuck if killed a person. Just come in, prove you can weld and you'll be employed as long as you don't fuck up.
I'm not necessarily defending it because the shop I hire in doesn't give a fuck if killed a person. Just come in, prove you can weld and you'll be employed as long as you don't fuck up.
1 - I think it is subjective/detrimental/destructive/impeding/wrong to tell someone how to run a private business in most cases
2- If I was choosing between hiring two equally qualified employees, with the exception that one had good credit, and the other had poor credit; in all cases I would hire the one with good credit.
Why? What makes him or her more credible than the person with bad credit? Do you know why or how they received bad credit? So you are judging a person on the way something happened with an exchange of service?
No offense, but that sounds shallow.
My buddy is in debt becuase his daughter has a rare leg disease and had to fly to Boston ot have a specialist look at and operate over a 2 week span. It cost him over $250,000. He cant afford that and his insurance only covered about 40% of it. Now, he is in DEBT and his credit SUCKS. So, now companies look at his credit and turn him donw for jobs. The price of keeping his 7 year old daughet alive is now costing him employment oppurtunities.
But, he must be a irresponsible person, accorinding to you, becuase his credit score reflects it.
See the flaw in this thinking?
Credit checks for jobs = bullshit. And no, you, nor anyone else, will EVER change my mind on this subject...EVER. Credit is one of the reasons this country has gone to SHIT over the last century.
No offense, but that sounds shallow.
My buddy is in debt becuase his daughter has a rare leg disease and had to fly to Boston ot have a specialist look at and operate over a 2 week span. It cost him over $250,000. He cant afford that and his insurance only covered about 40% of it. Now, he is in DEBT and his credit SUCKS. So, now companies look at his credit and turn him donw for jobs. The price of keeping his 7 year old daughet alive is now costing him employment oppurtunities.
But, he must be a irresponsible person, accorinding to you, becuase his credit score reflects it.
See the flaw in this thinking?
Credit checks for jobs = bullshit. And no, you, nor anyone else, will EVER change my mind on this subject...EVER. Credit is one of the reasons this country has gone to SHIT over the last century.
I never said he was irresponsible, only that if I was responsible for deciding between two equally qualified candidates in all related fields, that I would choose the one that had a good credit score over one that had a poor credit score.
I need to make the decision using some criteria.
I COMPLETELY agree with this.
Alot of companies are using it as a general measure of responsibility and organization (judgment of character). In the past, credit scores were only used when top level executives were being evaluated or promoted. Their scores were reviewed to make sure these execs had good money and debt management. However, the practice has become much more common and widespread these days.
If you can't manage your financial obligations, it could be a sign of irresponsibility.
If you can't manage your financial obligations, it could be a sign of irresponsibility.
Your scenario is irrevelant to my response. Im simply giving you an answer in regards to the general topic of this thread.
If you think what im sayin is "bullshit" than maybe you can give us a better explanation on why employers choose to run credit checks on their applicants? Or are you implying that it's bullshit that they choose to do that? If so, I agree.
If you think what im sayin is "bullshit" than maybe you can give us a better explanation on why employers choose to run credit checks on their applicants? Or are you implying that it's bullshit that they choose to do that? If so, I agree.