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If you weren't selected for an interview or offered the job, do you ask the firm why?

Do they often give feedback? What if you were otherwise qualfied but you were rejected solely because of credit history? Would an employer be required to inform you about it?

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1. no. They'll just give you some random general answer not specific to you personally, since they go thru a lot of people.
2. They don't have to share with you. It's a personnel decision. However, some will be honest if you ask.
3. no they are not required to tell you anything except that you were not hired they certainly won't discuss credit history
4. A potential employer is not obliged to tell you why they refused you a job my dear. What if you were qualified but so was someone else, you can't both have the same job. You should not put such emphasis on the rejection, just keep trying.
5. You could ask, but you probably will get a generic answer like "Tom was better qualified". As for the credit history, yes, if you have a bad credit history, you could lose a potential job because of it. I don't know if they would have to disclose or not, but I know that you get a free credit report if you were denied employment because of it.
6. If you feel that your credit history had a negative impact on your employment prospects, than you can request a free copy of your credit reports . I don't think that a missed payment or a defaulted credit card will cause you to not be employed, however any public records such as bankruptcy, tax liens, and outstanding court orders granting a collector to garnish your wages might look negative. Since most companies want to avoid any lawsuits, you probably will never know why you were not hired. If you feel that you were discriminated or slandered by a previous employer you can file a grievance with the EEOC, your state's human rights division and labor department to initiate an investigation.
7. My advice would be just to move on. You could inquire, but they may or may not answer you inquiry. The answer you get might be an excuse and not a reason. When a company hires people, it is a personal decision....they really don't have to answer, unless you can prove they did something illegal, which is often hard to do. Don't get discouraged. Many things are not really fair and that sadly is the ways it is. Good Luck to you
8. Some places do but not much. The usually do give generic answers, but you can sometimes get a more close-to-honest answer by asking what qualities they were looking for. If you're looking only for part time work or only put specific working hours, then you usually get told why, but if it's to do with the way you acted in an interview, or personal qualities, not always. I personally always chase up my job applications within a few days. I always ask when I'm handing it in when I can expect an interview, or induction open days, then phone em up later that week asking for confirmation, or just tell them that 'someone' left me a message asking me to come in, what's going on when is it, blah blah blah.
9. I wouldnt but thats just me. I think its a personal decision. Some might need closure. Perhaps one thought they were the best candidate. If you were offered an interview and its a decent firm they might tell you then and there. Probably something about the calibre indivdual or not meeting qualifications etc. I wouldnt just because I could care less someones criticisms of me. A simple yes or no would suffice.
10. No, I wouldn't ask. I would just move on to the next opportunity. They do not have to give reasons why they did or did not pick a person for any particular job. It is common courtesy for the person doing the interviews to let the applicant know that they were not chosen for the position, but this practice is not required. Whenever I had to do this, I would just let the applicant know that the position has been filled.
11. They won't tell you because that might be a potential lawsuit. They aren't supposed to "discriminate" against you based on age, sex or race, but a lot of people do. They might not have picked you because they thought you were too young or too old or overweight, or too sexy, any variety of things. Sorry you didn't get the job.