One Red Question: Would you hire someone with a poor credit score?

By Trevor Stafford on November 03, 2009 - Comments (View)

Screening potential employees through background checks and credit scores is commonplace in the financial sector, but lately it has been creeping into other verticals, including technology.

Assuming the person was right for the job, would you pass them over if they had a low credit rating or poor credit history?

Would you have qualifiers? Does age matter? Divorce? Identity theft? A failed business?

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