Anyone been thru this lately?

It may happen, although many states have prohibited credit checking for hiring employees.

I hope not.....that's what keeps me sitting here. I want my PDL gone and my garnishment to be done, before I go to another company. Good Luck to you!

I know having bad credit will keep you from getting a banking job but not sure as to sales. We conduct background checks at work but it is to verify employment history, drug, alcohol use, driving record and if the employee has ever failed a drug test before with a previous employer. Although credit is one of the forms they fill out we don't check it. I guess it could depend on what type of sales. I know as a previous real estate agent in NM when applying for my license a bad ground check was required and as you I was concerned because my credit was not good. The report did not effect my being licensed.

Thank you for the encouragement. This position is not handling money or in the Financial Industry. This is a Beverage sales positions. I am still waiting to hear, but I hope for the best. I really need this job.

any updates?

Still waiting.. This is the most stressful experience.

After signing the background check authorization form two weeks ago I found out today that I have been offered the job. I went to take the drug test this morning and all was fine. I hope this meant that the background/credit check is complete. I have a start date of Dec 6th. I guess I won't breath easy until then.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

FYI, you can get a banking job with bad credit, trust me ;) The only thing they're looking for are previous fraud charges.

I had to take background checks several times and credit was not an issue. When I went for my insurance license the background check revealed a misdemeanor charge that was dismissed but the disposition was never reported. I had to go contact the court and have them dig up a 40 year old record and have it notarized. Never in all my background checks did this come up except this time when they did fingerprints. Hippy days will haunt you.

good to hear!

If you're up for a job that does check credit reports and you've had credit problems, you can sometimes overcome the negative report by being forthright about the cause of the problem. Bring it up to whomever you interview with. If they need or want details, provide them.

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