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Originally Posted by yesman065
Are these checks being done before or after getting hired? If before then the guy might not even get the chance to explain or refute the info, no? I agree with you glatt on the credit checks tho - that should be for specific situations only. Then again it could lend insight to a persons moral or ethical behavior if I guy does or doesn't pay his bills ~~~~
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I agree, if given the chance to refute. I have a problem with the sneaky "whisper whisper...he's a loser let's not hire him or give him a chance to explain."
Some people don't ask for credit problems. It DOES happen to good, honest people, whether through job loss, family health issues, catastrophe. Hopefully they can explain. If the explanation is "I didn't want to give up my (insert hot car name here)" then that is another story.
Victims of circumstance, or even people who went down a very bad path some time ago, should spend the rest of their lives trying to show the world they deserve a chance? Not in the world I idealistically long for.
Besides, you never know what you're going to get until you hire someone and they start working. In all my institution's extensive wisdom and education, I have seen many a hiring committee hire the guy who answers all the questions correctly, who looks good on paper, and who passes all background checks...only to find they're a raving asshole or incompetent who can't make it in the real world of work. They need a virtual job to go with their virtual identity.