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Prospective employers can conduct a credit check along with a background check to determine employment eligibility. Do you feel this is good business practice or an invasion of privacy? Justify your answer with at least three reasons.

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This solution provides three reasons why the Expert disagree with the use of credit checks on potential employees in 292 words.

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Conducting a credit check is supposedly done by employers as a method of assessing character. With the limits some previous employers pose on the type of reference or employment verification they provide, organizations need to have some means of determining whether the candidate is suitable for the job. However, I believe that conducting a credit check is the wrong way to go about determining suitability.

1. It is an invasion of privacy, because often issues with credit ...

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