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> Why do you believe it is a risk that the comptroller of NASDAQ might embezzle, but not a risk that a guy selling $2,000 shoes might swipe a few $100 bills fro
by daeken 13y ago
> Why do you believe it is a risk that the comptroller of NASDAQ might embezzle, but not a risk that a guy selling $2,000 shoes might swipe a few $100 bills from the register?
Let's take a practical example here. I've had my credit run when consulting for certain clients (software security). If I were a malicious actor and, say, intentionally left vulnerabilities out of a report to use them for my own, it may never be detected. The likelihood of someone discovering that you are stealing from the register is much, much higher.
Now, do I think that a credit score correlates to these activities in the least? No. But I can certainly see why they'd do it for people with access to critical systems and not your average joe working at a shoe store.
- jiggy2011 13y agoYep, modern retail chain stores basically work under the assumption that their staff will steal everything if given half a chance.
- walshemj 13y agoYour right background checks are acceptable for say TS /DV clearance jobs but a shoe shop FFS
- daeken 13y agoI wonder how effective background check + credit check is versus background check on its own. Finding a known felon is easy enough, but discovering that someone may become a felon? That's tough.
- lawnchair_larry 13y agoI hope you know that by allowing clients to run your credit, you're doing a major disservice to everyone else in the industry and you're part of the problem. The thought that bad credit has anything whatsoever to do with sitting on vulnerabilities is offensive and ridiculous. Use a criminal background check to find criminal behavior. A person with bad credit doesn't have a criminal record. Don't act like they do, and don't help others act like they do. Half the people I've met in this industry have poor money management. Don't hire them to be accountants. It has absolutely no bearing on their ability to do their job and speaks nothing to their integrity. In fact, I can name more than a few examples to suggest bad credit negatively correlates with hire-worthiness. They're so wrapped up in hacking that their bills and often their health (leading to more bills) get neglected. Money management is a different skill. And it is a skill, not a measure of integrity.