Credit Check - Pre Employment Background check

Debt

Hi all,

I recently got an offer to join the product tech team at a traditionall irish financial instituion.

They’re running

a background check, and I’m a bit worried about something. I have some credit card debt from when I was living in another country.

I went through a period of unemployment and couldn’t keep up with the payments. It’s now about 99 days overdue and registered with a credit bureau outside the EU.

Do you think this could show up in a background check or affect my chances of getting hired?

Posted Apr 8, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC

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