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Do You Know If Poor Credit Is Costing You Work?

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AmONE

Edited by:

Kristin Marino

Updated on July 10, 2023

Under current regulations, employers aren’t allowed to run credit checks without an applicant’s permission. But what happens if you have debt or negative items in your credit history? While employers can’t see your credit score, they can see debts, payment history and bankruptcies. This gives you another good reason to check your credit report. If you’re not sure how, we can help. Learn more about your credit score on our website or call us toll-free at 888-401-0330 to speak with a representative.

Research by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a recent study from the think-tank Dēmos show that bad or poor credit may adversely affect your chances of being hired. Blake Ellis of CNNMoney answers the question of whether poor credit will cost you a job.

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We do not provide financial products or services. Rather, AmONE provides administrative and marketplace services by attempting to connect consumers with service providers offering products and services such as debt settlement and personal loans. We do not take applications or make credit decisions. We may not be able to match you with any of our advertisers. Credit and other decisions and terms are determined by our advertisers based upon the consumer's submission of an application to the advertiser, which may obtain other information about the consumer from third parties. Approval for financial products and services by an advertiser is not guaranteed.

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