Applying for job online...SS# required? WTH?
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Applying for job online...SS# required? WTH?
I was going to apply for a couple of jobs online with national corporations, one of them through Career Builder and they had a requirement that you enter your Social Security #. What's the deal with that? If the company is interested in my resume and we discuss things further, I can see giving them my SS#, but on an initial application? I don't think so.
Didn't CitiBank's computers just get hacked and a bunch of account holder's info stolen?
One one of the websites, they state "Asking for your Social Security Number and personal information is authorized by Title 10, United States Code, Sections 3013 and 8013. All information will be used to determine whether you are qualified for xxxx employment. Furnishing information is voluntary; however, failure to provide this information may prevent you from being employed."
I don't feel comfortable giving all that info out - name, address, DOB, SS#. Hell, all they need then is my mother's maiden name (maybe not even that) and my identity could be toast.
Anyone else notice this? Why would they want my SS# right off the bat?
Didn't CitiBank's computers just get hacked and a bunch of account holder's info stolen?
One one of the websites, they state "Asking for your Social Security Number and personal information is authorized by Title 10, United States Code, Sections 3013 and 8013. All information will be used to determine whether you are qualified for xxxx employment. Furnishing information is voluntary; however, failure to provide this information may prevent you from being employed."
I don't feel comfortable giving all that info out - name, address, DOB, SS#. Hell, all they need then is my mother's maiden name (maybe not even that) and my identity could be toast.
Anyone else notice this? Why would they want my SS# right off the bat?
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http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banki...-you-a-job.aspx
Excerpt: Most employers who run credit checks do not receive details like account numbers—and they do not see the individual's credit score. They also tend to look for specific red flags—for example, trouble paying maxed-out department store credit cards, as opposed to late payments on medical bills, says Matthew Levine, vice president of Checkpast, a Dallas-based pre-employment screening firm.
There are existing safeguards on the credit screening process. The Fair Credit Reporting Act—which the new bill would modify—requires employers to notify candidates that a credit check may be involved in the hiring process, and candidates must authorize the credit checks. It also requires employers who, based on the report, would refuse a new hire (or, say, deny a promotion) to give workers a copy of the credit report and notify them of the company's plans. Individuals then may dispute the accuracy of the information in the report, as many credit reports contain errors.
Source: http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/articl...-you-a-job.html
Excerpt: Most employers who run credit checks do not receive details like account numbers—and they do not see the individual's credit score. They also tend to look for specific red flags—for example, trouble paying maxed-out department store credit cards, as opposed to late payments on medical bills, says Matthew Levine, vice president of Checkpast, a Dallas-based pre-employment screening firm.
There are existing safeguards on the credit screening process. The Fair Credit Reporting Act—which the new bill would modify—requires employers to notify candidates that a credit check may be involved in the hiring process, and candidates must authorize the credit checks. It also requires employers who, based on the report, would refuse a new hire (or, say, deny a promotion) to give workers a copy of the credit report and notify them of the company's plans. Individuals then may dispute the accuracy of the information in the report, as many credit reports contain errors.
Source: http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/articl...-you-a-job.html
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