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Never lie on applications, and companies do background checks because of PCI reasons. For instance, if you said you had a college degree and you didn't, you'd m

Never lie on applications, and companies do background checks because of PCI reasons. For instance, if you said you had a college degree and you didn't, you'd most likely not be hired. However, if they know you didn't have a degree and you didn't say you had a degree up front then most likely you're fine. Regarding PCI, if you're a felon they can't hire you. As far as I know, most companies don't look at credit score.

adpowers 13y ago
The NYT just did an article about how employers will skip over potential hires that have bad credit, especially in a time of high unemployment when they have the option of being choosey. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/business/employers-pull-applicants-credit-reports.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/business/employers-pull-ap...
snogglethorpe 13y ago
My first job out of college, I interviewed and got the job before graduation. Then I failed to finish one of my final courses, and thus didn't receive a degree (I was short 3 credits). The course in question was a very "off-topic" humanities elective, and my thinking at the time was "oh well who cares," but when the head of the company found out, he went apeshit. He was a normally very mild and friendly guy, and that's the only time I've ever seem angry at all, but he was very, very angry indeed, he didn't try to hide it. I honestly (at that time) couldn't understand why—after all, any CS education I received was exactly the same, with or without that humanities elective or a degree—but he made it clear that if I didn't get a degree, and soon, I was out. [It probably wasn't the lack of a degree per-se, as there were other people on staff with similar jobs without degrees, but I imagine he felt deceived / lied to because my original application had naturally anticipated my graduating normally.] So ... I took a calligraphy class, graduated the next semester, and all was well. [I'm quite glad I took that class actually, the knowledge and skills I got there have served me well over the years. So in a way, it was a good experience... >< ]

adpowers 13y ago

The NYT just did an article about how employers will skip over potential hires that have bad credit, especially in a time of high unemployment when they have the option of being choosey. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/business/employers-pull-applicants-credit-reports.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/business/employers-pull-ap...

snogglethorpe 13y ago

My first job out of college, I interviewed and got the job before graduation. Then I failed to finish one of my final courses, and thus didn't receive a degree (I was short 3 credits). The course in question was a very "off-topic" humanities elective, and my thinking at the time was "oh well who cares," but when the head of the company found out, he went apeshit. He was a normally very mild and friendly guy, and that's the only time I've ever seem angry at all, but he was very, very angry indeed, he didn't try to hide it. I honestly (at that time) couldn't understand why—after all, any CS education I received was exactly the same, with or without that humanities elective or a degree—but he made it clear that if I didn't get a degree, and soon, I was out. [It probably wasn't the lack of a degree per-se, as there were other people on staff with similar jobs without degrees, but I imagine he felt deceived / lied to because my original application had naturally anticipated my graduating normally.] So ... I took a calligraphy class, graduated the next semester, and all was well. [I'm quite glad I took that class actually, the knowledge and skills I got there have served me well over the years. So in a way, it was a good experience... >< ]