Is a Bad Credit Rating Preventing You From Landing a Job?

You lose your job. The bills are rolling in. You start falling behind in your payments, robbing Peter to pay Paul. You try to find employment so you can climb out of your deepening financial hole; you secure a job interview, make it to the next round and then to the final interview ... and then you get the golden ticket -- the job offer. But not so fast. The offer is contingent on a background check that includes a credit check. Now what?