What company does Airbnb and Facebook use for background checks and what are they checking for? Will low credit/credit issue make them rescind an offer? (Non financial & non governmental position)
Airbnb uses Checkr. The service does request your SSN and will use it to trace your precious addresses for matching of criminal records. The report does not contain information about credit score.
Much appreciated
Where are you located? If in California, a company cannot run a credit check unless you’re applying for a CFO position or one that has direct access to financial accounts. It’s illegal to do credit checks otherwise. Most background checks do a name check, address verification, education and employment history, depending on what the company opts for. Ask your recruiter what that will check.
Also, you must consent to the background check before it’s performed.
@Shutterfly Those are really good to know! Thanks for that clarification! It'll be in California.
Why would those companies care about your credit score? You applied for a job, not like you applied for a loan. They care if you can do the job, not if you could pay your bills on time.
Thanks for the insight
It's for criminal record and to check information in your resume. The company is not lending you money, so they don't need to know how good you are managing your finances.
Nobody cares about how you spend your money / how much debts you have / how many loans you have defaulted on. All they care about is whether you were lying about your previous job or whether you’ll turn out to be a serial killer or not. If you aren’t lying and aren’t someone with criminal background, you should be fine.
Lol (re serial killer). My name isn't Dexter or Dahmer so I got that going