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Can Bankruptcy Prevent Me From Getting A Job?

Date: Thu, 06/24/2010 - 11:15

Submitted by Peter Parker
on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 11:15

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I recently received a discharge from bankruptcy, it has not been a year yet, and I have fallen ill so I have not really tried to re-apply for a job yet. Before that bankruptcy, I had a stable job as lecturer at a community college, and I have gotten in so much personal issues and have fallen into debt, hence the bankruptcy. That was my one and only job after college it was pretty fine until it went wrong, now I'm just concerned about discrimination and prejudices. I am almost afraid to go out and find out for myself. Can somebody give me an advice. Thank you in advance.


Dear Peter,
Please try not to worry about this right now. We have enough to deal with .....you have your health and other problems...just keep working one day at a time...Also, i work at a community college and they do not do credit checks. From my experience in health care, county and government work do not use credit checks unless you are working in law enforcement or prisons....federal government may be different, but community college is one of the better ones as far as checking your credit. I hope this helps ....please take care of yourself!!!


lrhall41

Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 19:19

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Originally Posted by kaylee
In my field, I know several people who have been told they were not being hired due to bankruptcy.
Which is why I am trying to settle, and avoid bk.
Blackbeasst disagrees with me but that is OK, his experience is different. :)
Kaylee


I did not file bk because of a modest interest in a small business that would be interrupted AND because I am visible in my community and wished to avoid the public records. However, if things were any worse, I would have just filed and dealt with it. I agree with the other poster on taking care of your health and family. We can always deal with a cr issue as needed. After all, there are a lot of us on this same boat.


lrhall41

Submitted by dantheman on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 09:32

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Usually the only jobs that it matters are any that deal with money directly. For instance, insurance agents, realtors, financial advisors or if you are working at a bank - maybe law enforcement etc. The worry is that people in financial trouble will skim monies or rip people off because they are in bad financial shape - when in reality, once the bk has gone through you are done owing anybody and the threat goes away since you owe no one. But to get a job as a lecturer shouldn't be a problem. Like the poster said, they don't really have a reason to pull credit and usually don't. I wouldn't worry about it in your position.


lrhall41

Submitted by Debt Free to Be on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 07:32

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Since your discharge was so recent, your credit report would be in bad shape, and since you have been ill too, is it right to presume that you haven't yet taken any step to repair your credit yet?And I think that as long as you are honest with your future employers regarding your history, and that you are confident about your teaching competency, the bankruptcy should not be a problem for you.Also I read somewhere that it is against the law for employers to discriminate against someone who's filed bankruptcy.


lrhall41

Submitted by Sam Ruban on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 14:38

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