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how to use credit reports in recruitement

It is expected that when preparing for a job interview that you will actually try to find out something about the company you hope to work for. Generally that research is a simple trawl through the company website and some acknowledgement that you have made the effort to do that. What do you do when the company doesn’t have a website? How can you impress the interviewer and show them that you have gone the extra mile? Most people are not aware of how much information you can obtain for a few quid in the purchase of a credit report. 

I can just imagine the scenario now: 

Interviewer: “Can you tell me what you know about the company”?

Candidate: “I know that you started this company in 2001 with a joint shareholding and directorship with who I am assuming to be your wife, as you shared the same surname and address. I found that in 2008 your wife resigned as a director and your company secretary was appointed as joint director. Your secretary changed her name to your surname so I would like to congratulate you on your recent nuptials. As she is 20 years younger than you at only 24 she will hopefully provide a younger approach to the business. I know that you live at 24 Sycamore drive, an exclusive address, so you must be very successful”!

Interviewer: “Do you have any questions about the job”?

Candidate: “Your Company has shown steady growth every year but last year profits were down 10%. I also noted that a couple of CCJ’s were filed against you recently and I wanted to be sure that if I took this job my position would be safe”?

This is a joke of course but it is surprising what you can learn from company and director reports.