Guest post by Alyssa Foreman – The job hunt is an especially difficult thing for recent grads and recently laid off workers in this day and age. Locating the right potential job is only the beginning, though. Once you find that job, you have to market yourself effectively in the interview to land the gig.
Interviewers will ask a wide range of questions and they will do a large amount of background research prior to hiring you. Most people think that this stops at the criminal level, and that absent a record, they will qualify for the job.
Many employers go a step farther, though, and look into the financial history of an applicant. While everyone knows that having a bad credit score can hurt your car insurance rates and your ability to get a credit card what many do not realize is that a bad credit score can cost you a job in some instances, and it can require an explanation in others.
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