I never thought I'd have to say this, but it seems to be becoming a more common way to not get a job:
Have poor/no credit.
I am hearing more and more stories about friends and their friends that have been applying for jobs and the application stating that the company will conduct a credit check (note - not "may conduct", WILL conduct - they NEED to sign a credit check approval or their application will proceed no further) and then are denied the job simply because they refused to get a credit card because they don't want debts hanging over their head when they already have student loans they are also paying off. Kind of sucks that more and more jobs are requiring credit checks, even when it is a job handling little to no money - I realise risk of theft is out there, but they need to realise that treating everyone as a potential criminal is one of the reasons that unemployment is so high, yet there is still articles in the paper claiming "record vacancies for X profession". Plenty of people have the qualifications and are desperately trying to find jobs in the fields that applications are being sought in (and I have heard of people that have been declined for a particular position only to keep seeing the exact same role at the exact same company in the paper every week for more than a MONTH), yet are unsuccessful because companies are simply becoming unrealistic in what they expect from potential employees.
Have poor/no credit.
I am hearing more and more stories about friends and their friends that have been applying for jobs and the application stating that the company will conduct a credit check (note - not "may conduct", WILL conduct - they NEED to sign a credit check approval or their application will proceed no further) and then are denied the job simply because they refused to get a credit card because they don't want debts hanging over their head when they already have student loans they are also paying off. Kind of sucks that more and more jobs are requiring credit checks, even when it is a job handling little to no money - I realise risk of theft is out there, but they need to realise that treating everyone as a potential criminal is one of the reasons that unemployment is so high, yet there is still articles in the paper claiming "record vacancies for X profession". Plenty of people have the qualifications and are desperately trying to find jobs in the fields that applications are being sought in (and I have heard of people that have been declined for a particular position only to keep seeing the exact same role at the exact same company in the paper every week for more than a MONTH), yet are unsuccessful because companies are simply becoming unrealistic in what they expect from potential employees.
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