September 5, 2006

More Employers Using Credit Checks to Screen Applicants

In the past, only banks and financial service companies routinely ran credit checks on potential employees. But employers in other sectors increasingly are including them in the screening process to assess applicants' honesty and integrity, traits not readily gleaned from a résumé. US employers' use of credit checks increased 55 percent over the last five years, according to Spherion , a recruitment and staffing firm with offices around the country, including Massachusetts.

Qualification: Must have a good credit history, Boston Globe, September 5, 2006.