Does Your Credit Score Matter for Job Hunting? – Episode #24

Does Credit Matter For Job Hunting? Many employers do check credit as screening criterion. Employers can check your credit but must abide by FCRA rules. To learn more go to FTC.com. How many companies check credit in employment situations? According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 19% always do credit checks on job applicants and 24% responded that they sometimes do credit checks.

This means you don’t want to roll the dice. Get your credit score, understand the credit score factors, and then work on getting your credit score higher.  Like the commercial says “you only have one chance to make a first impression”.