{"id":12881,"date":"2020-03-23T22:35:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T02:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=12881"},"modified":"2020-03-24T00:02:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T04:02:31","slug":"employers-use-credit-data-and-even-credit-scores-to-screen-job-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/employers-use-credit-data-and-even-credit-scores-to-screen-job-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers and VCs Use Credit Data and Even Credit Scores To Screen Job Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Employers.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Employers want to mitigate risk. Employers want to minimize the risk in hiring the wrong people. Employers want to risk eliminate people who might burn the store down or steal.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;VCs want to see how efficient you are at managing your credit line before they fund your Delaware corporation. Thus, credit data is important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Larry Chiang<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" id=\"AC7F1F1E-13AF-4B85-B2D8-752EDE335569\">Jobapreneur have high fico scores and clean credit because they prepare\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">To risk mitigate, risk minimize and try to risk eliminate, employers use credit data.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/513149660421038082\/SoEliUkC_normal.png\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Greg Fisher &#x1f558; (@creditscoring)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/creditscoring\/status\/1241093700173934592?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/20\/20, 3:06 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@LarryChiang\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@LarryChiang\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@LarryChiang\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;. I looked into it a long, long time ago.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Please explain, Mr. Chiang.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Myth2&#038;src=hash\">#Myth2<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%231510aD&#038;src=hash\">#1510aD<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/78g9uDL6SA\">youtu.be\/qAQGgROORus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Greg Fisher, when a company confesses to using credit scores, we would be wise to believe their confession<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Two videos from a monopoly and an oligopoly that clearly state a confession that Fair Isaac and Equifax use credit card credit scores&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Video one<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><font color=\"#000000\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q4mouSB4f6\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">pic.twitter.com\/Q4mouSB4f6<\/a>&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Video 2<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><font color=\"#000000\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aww0nbhVT7\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">pic.twitter.com\/aww0nbhVT7<\/a>&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242112820881301510?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/23\/20, 10:35 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">National Association Of Professional Background Screeners&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23NAPBS&#038;src=hash\">#NAPBS<\/a>&nbsp;said this in 2015 from the stage* at 110 E 2nd St.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>*I wanna say Oct!<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153When an investigator confesses, I believe them\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWbxbwxFmx\">twitter.com\/ebiinc\/status\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@LarryChiang\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@LarryChiang\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@LarryChiang\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>, CEO duck9&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aNScmKJPQY\">pic.twitter.com\/aNScmKJPQY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">When a monopoly advertises a confession that employers rely on credit scoring candidates, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d believe the fact that employers pull credit reports and score credit<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242156567614705665?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/23\/20, 1:29 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">When a monopoly advertises a confession that employers rely on credit scoring candidates, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d believe the fact that employers pull credit reports and score credit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183creditScore&#038;src=hash\">#cs183creditScore<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183law&#038;src=hash\">#cs183law<\/a>&nbsp;&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q4mouSB4f6\">pic.twitter.com\/Q4mouSB4f6<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Experian, Trans Union and Equifax only provide credit data to employers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242160155057422343?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/23\/20, 1:43 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Experian, Trans Union and Equifax only provide credit data to employers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Steve Sly is on TV saying Equifax runs credit score checks.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oeVoCkJ3Wd\">youtube.com\/watch?v=IM46EG\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s president of Equifax as per this tv segment&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aww0nbhVT7\">pic.twitter.com\/aww0nbhVT7<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242157910932717569?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/23\/20, 1:34 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Employers like Equifax check job applicants credit score&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183creditScore&#038;src=hash\">#cs183creditScore<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183law&#038;src=hash\">#cs183law<\/a>&nbsp;When oligopolies confess to bending rules, I tend to believe that they continue to break away from rigorously adhering to FCRA with best efforts&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sRpYhUHD1M\">pic.twitter.com\/sRpYhUHD1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242215192341008384?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/23\/20, 5:22 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been doing this since 1998.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8211; first time caller, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGreg Fisher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Conclusion: Fisher interchanged credit data with credit scoring thinking the two were the same. Credit data is at the basis for credit scores but are not scores themselves&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RHmulRED1h\">pic.twitter.com\/RHmulRED1h<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/td>\n<td><b>CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242273804774146048?s=11\">3\/23\/20, 9:15 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Employers like Steve Ely use credit scores to screen job applicants for Equifax Personal Information Solutions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ggGOLf4cno\"><span>pic.twitter.com\/ggGOLf4cno<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more the&nbsp;<font color=\"#000000\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23NAPBS&#038;src=hash\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">#NAPBS<\/a>&nbsp;<\/font>openly spoke about using credit scores at their&nbsp;<font color=\"#000000\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23NAPBS&#038;src=hash\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">#National APBS<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">CEO of Duck9, Larry at (650) 283-8008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/1242117166763249666?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/23\/20, 10:53 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Credit scores, CNBC,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23NAPBS&#038;src=hash\">#NAPBS<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mFfTvMhjxm\">cnbc.com\/2018\/08\/10\/bac\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang Employers.&nbsp; Employers want to mitigate risk. Employers want to minimize the risk in hiring the wrong people. Employers want to risk eliminate people who might burn the store down or steal.&nbsp; &#8220;VCs want to see how efficient you are at managing your credit line before they fund your Delaware corporation. 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