I'm really sorry. 
I went through the same thing recently... but fear not! I landed an even better job and it wasn't an issue. Unfortunately it is allowed in a lot of states for them to base hiring you on credit. Back in the summer, I started looking for a new job... I am actually a gov't contractor and I have a top secret clearance that I obtained AFTER my bankruptcy and after horrendous scrutiny everything was fine. So, this summer I wanted to go back into commerical work. I found the perfect job and they offered me the position and everything. Being upfront, I said will a bankruptcy be a problem? And immediately they were like oh ummm... we'll get back to you. Mind you, this position was not a financial position (I'm a database developer) and the gov't seemed to think I was fit for a clearance so... I figured this should be a no brainer. I even paid money for my credit report and sent it to them showing them that since my BK (it has been over 2 years) my credit is flawless and my scores are over 700.
This did not matter in the slightest, they also took the matter to the CEO to try to get him to approve it but the final answer was they cannot hire anyone that has a bankruptcy on their credit for 7 years after the BK. So, basically no matter what my finances or my credit looks like now, I am trash just because there is a public record on my report. I was furious and actually told them they are F'ing stupid and they should pull the credit of every one of their employees cause I bet there are people there with worse credit than myself. They said if they made an exception for me they had to make it for everyone... I said no you wouldn't, they wouldn't know if you didn't tell them. :P Anyhooo...
I got over my anger and kept plugging away... I have been at my new position for over a month now and it pays about 15k more a year than the job that wouldn't hire me. So, I look at it like it was probably a place I wouldn't have wanted to work anyways. If they were that uptight about a 2 year old BK then who knows what else they would freak out about.
Basically what I did after the denial was anytime I had an interview that I thought went well and was a position I could see myself taking, I told them about the bankruptcy upfront and got it cleared before they even offered me a job. Aside from that one company, not a single company said it was a problem. I ended up with a handful of offers and picked my favorite.
So, do not be discouraged... you just found one bad apple.
I went through the same thing recently... but fear not! I landed an even better job and it wasn't an issue. Unfortunately it is allowed in a lot of states for them to base hiring you on credit. Back in the summer, I started looking for a new job... I am actually a gov't contractor and I have a top secret clearance that I obtained AFTER my bankruptcy and after horrendous scrutiny everything was fine. So, this summer I wanted to go back into commerical work. I found the perfect job and they offered me the position and everything. Being upfront, I said will a bankruptcy be a problem? And immediately they were like oh ummm... we'll get back to you. Mind you, this position was not a financial position (I'm a database developer) and the gov't seemed to think I was fit for a clearance so... I figured this should be a no brainer. I even paid money for my credit report and sent it to them showing them that since my BK (it has been over 2 years) my credit is flawless and my scores are over 700.
This did not matter in the slightest, they also took the matter to the CEO to try to get him to approve it but the final answer was they cannot hire anyone that has a bankruptcy on their credit for 7 years after the BK. So, basically no matter what my finances or my credit looks like now, I am trash just because there is a public record on my report. I was furious and actually told them they are F'ing stupid and they should pull the credit of every one of their employees cause I bet there are people there with worse credit than myself. They said if they made an exception for me they had to make it for everyone... I said no you wouldn't, they wouldn't know if you didn't tell them. :P Anyhooo...
I got over my anger and kept plugging away... I have been at my new position for over a month now and it pays about 15k more a year than the job that wouldn't hire me. So, I look at it like it was probably a place I wouldn't have wanted to work anyways. If they were that uptight about a 2 year old BK then who knows what else they would freak out about.
Basically what I did after the denial was anytime I had an interview that I thought went well and was a position I could see myself taking, I told them about the bankruptcy upfront and got it cleared before they even offered me a job. Aside from that one company, not a single company said it was a problem. I ended up with a handful of offers and picked my favorite.
So, do not be discouraged... you just found one bad apple.
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