Comments on: 3 legal problems in this common hiring practice http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/3-legal-problems-when-checking-applicants-credit/ Headlines and advice for the practicing recruiter Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: ll http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/3-legal-problems-when-checking-applicants-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-7667 ll Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:07:29 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=892#comment-7667 'Renee 'and others above: Well that is very sad that all have to suffer because of the terrible behavior of some. All employers must bear that in mind. Self-employment is the only way to go, and this is yet another example why. I assist workers and the un-employed in all these matters and show them how to stop relying on someone else ( a company, an agency) to pay you and work for yourself. ‘Renee ‘and others above: Well that is very sad that all have to suffer because of the terrible behavior of some. All employers must bear that in mind. Self-employment is the only way to go, and this is yet another example why. I assist workers and the un-employed in all these matters and show them how to stop relying on someone else ( a company, an agency) to pay you and work for yourself.

]]> By: ll http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/3-legal-problems-when-checking-applicants-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-7666 ll Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:04:53 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=892#comment-7666 WHY? as far as working in a financial industry, what does that have to do with your having a credit card debt THAT YOU ARE PAYING ON EVERY MONTH? Nothing. We are talking about people who have significant credit card debt from lengthy unemployment! If you wont give them a job how do you think they are going to pay it off?! Your ability to do a job requiring finances has absolutely nothing to do with school loan debt, debt from hospital bills, and thosethat had no choice but to use credit as a mean to pay for necessities: we mean food and shelter! You may be discriminating against people with an excellent accounting background and it is not acceptable. Do not assume until you ask the candidate. Yeah right, and I am sure that all those working at banks or in a financial area have excellent credit and no debt. They have mortgages.. that is a debt! WHY? as far as working in a financial industry, what does that have to do with your having a credit card debt THAT YOU ARE PAYING ON EVERY MONTH? Nothing. We are talking about people who have significant credit card debt from lengthy unemployment! If you wont give them a job how do you think they are going to pay it off?!

Your ability to do a job requiring finances has absolutely nothing to do with school loan debt, debt from hospital bills, and thosethat had no choice but to use credit as a mean to pay for necessities: we mean food and shelter! You may be discriminating against people with an excellent accounting background and it is not acceptable. Do not assume until you ask the candidate. Yeah right, and I am sure that all those working at banks or in a financial area have excellent credit and no debt. They have mortgages.. that is a debt!

]]> By: ReneeSPHR http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/3-legal-problems-when-checking-applicants-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-7020 ReneeSPHR Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:35:05 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=892#comment-7020 We use the same type of credit reports as Chris mentions, but our credit reports are ran on all candidates - not because we are a financial institution or due to financial responsibilities, but because we employee service technicians whom repair ATMs and cash registers - both which allow access to cash and increased opportunities for theft. For those in the corporate office, we run the checks because of access to company assets - office equipment including laptops, computers, office supplies, calculators, etc. You wouldn't believe how many times in the past our company-owned items have shown up on eBay! We use the same type of credit reports as Chris mentions, but our credit reports are ran on all candidates – not because we are a financial institution or due to financial responsibilities, but because we employee service technicians whom repair ATMs and cash registers – both which allow access to cash and increased opportunities for theft.

For those in the corporate office, we run the checks because of access to company assets – office equipment including laptops, computers, office supplies, calculators, etc. You wouldn’t believe how many times in the past our company-owned items have shown up on eBay!

]]> By: Chris Miller http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/3-legal-problems-when-checking-applicants-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-6571 Chris Miller Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:48:15 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=892#comment-6571 Sam, We run Employment Credit Reports for clients who are screening applicants for positions with financial responsibility. An Employment Credit Report differs from a traditional credit report, in that it is tailored for use in an employment situation. It does not include account numbers or a credit score. These reports provide an objective overview of how financial obligations are handled over a period of time. Sam,
We run Employment Credit Reports for clients who are screening applicants for positions with financial responsibility.

An Employment Credit Report differs from a traditional credit report, in that it is tailored for use in an employment situation. It does not include account numbers or a credit score. These reports provide an objective overview of how financial obligations are handled over a period of time.

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