Should employers be allowed to credit check before hiring

• I Wear Pants

  Steel Valley Football;983295 wrote:~
  
  College kids. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

  Many college kids have approximately a wavy mustache, this is correct.
  
  
• gut

  I Wear Pants;983259 wrote:Just to be clear, I think a lot of the "I didn't get hired because they discriminate against x" cases are kind of ridiculous. I just don't think that the pure, innocent business operators don't also pull **** we all would think to be wrong.

  They do, but it's far more subtle (perhaps somewhat even subconscious) than asking direct questions. I know there's been a few studies to show significant bias when resumes/applicants are sanitized for overt indicators of race/sex (such as someone named "Shanika")
• rmolin73

  

  gut you are absolutely correct regarding the whole name thing.
• rydawg5

  I dont think you should be able to look at someone's credit. If you think you aren't competent to qualify the best man/woman for the job during an interview process, then you should find a different hiring manager.
• queencitybuckeye

  Pick6;983097 wrote:how so? that is age discrimination

  There may be state laws, but federal age discrimination law protects only those 40 and older.
• LJ

  

  I Wear Pants;983259 wrote:Just to be clear, I think a lot of the "I didn't get hired because they discriminate against x" cases are kind of ridiculous. I just don't think that the pure, innocent business operators don't also pull shit we all would think to be wrong.
  
  And LJ, "I'll add approx." still makes no god damned sense. Stop smoking crack.

  ~.05%
  
  Get it now?
• Con_Alma

  Anybody that you authorize to check your credit should be permitted to do so. If you sign the application that contains an authorization grant, it will be checked.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  gut;983351 wrote:They do, but it's far more subtle (perhaps somewhat even subconscious) than asking direct questions. I know there's been a few studies to show significant bias when resumes/applicants are sanitized for overt indicators of race/sex (such as someone named "Shanika")

  Good ways to deal with your parents giving you an unfortunate name is to use your initials, your middle name, or just make something up. I worked with a girl who had the unfortunate given name of JennyLynn (no idea what her mom was thinking, BTW she is from a wealthy suburban white family) who in professional circles dumps her given middle name and goes by Jenny with Lynn as her middle name. I had no idea what her true name was until I saw the name on her paycheck stub. Your resume doesn't necessarily have to contain your 100% given name. Just the W-2 you fill out when you get hired.
• Tiernan

  You can pretty much bet that if the first name is Shanika the middle name is Taquanda...so that rule doesn't work.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Tiernan;983481 wrote:You can pretty much bet that if the first name is Shanika the middle name is Taquanda...so that rule doesn't work.

  Did you miss the other two points? Namely your initials or make something up?