| All the interview manuals, guides and experts will tell | | | | life that could distract you from your job. |
| you all the tricks to nail a job interview. They tell you to | | | | That's when you go through the job interview process, |
| dress for success, smile a lot, lean forward, have a | | | | an employer will pull your credit score to find out what |
| firm handshake, and exude confidence. What they | | | | your financial situation looks like. This information will |
| don't tell you is about what employers do while you're | | | | show them if you are responsible enough to pay your |
| not in your interview to see if you would be a good fit | | | | bills on time, if you have a history of moving a lot, and if |
| for the job. Make sure you're not passed up for for a | | | | your job history checks out. It could also indicate that |
| job for something that catches you off guard. | | | | you have serious events in your life, such as |
| Employers are just as interested in what goes on in | | | | judgments or foreclosures, that could distract you at |
| your personal life as much as they want to know | | | | your job. |
| about your job history and skills. They may do some | | | | The way the job market is, employers have lots of of |
| basic background checks, Google searches and try to | | | | options to choose from and something as subtle as |
| find you on Facebook to see how involved you are | | | | your credit score can be the difference between a job |
| outside of work and if there is a creative side to you. | | | | offer and unemployment. Especially when it comes |
| But they also want to get an idea of how responsible | | | | down to you and another candidate in the final |
| you are and if there are other things going on in your | | | | interviewing process. |