Originally Posted by jcountry

I would think that a credit check would be more like an indentity verification.

They probably don't care about your score, they might just want to see that you have one.

This is why I dislike part of Dave Ramsey's advice. He tells people to never use credit at all. After a few years of doing that, your score will be zero, or what they call a "thin folder." Many potential employers will see that as a HUGE red flag that something like identity theft could be going on. They may investigate further to find out what's going on-and ask why you have no credit score, but I bet they would just move on to the next guy and you would never get an interview.

I like a good bit of Daves advice, but that strategy is stupid and harmful.