maasikus Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hey guys!! I am doing job search right now, as I am trying to relocate to another town. But I had atleast 2 recruiters ask me for my SSN even for submitting my resume to prospective clients!!!! This is ridiculous!!! Before this, I have never had to give out my SSN until after an offer has been made or is in the making. But apparently, they need the SSN as a way of tracking candidates!!! I told these recruiters that I am not comfortable giving it out for something like submitting a resume!!! But wanted to check with u guys if u have faced similar situations..I can understand if they want it for running a background check when they offer the job, but for submitting resumes? Come on!! Its sad if I cant apply to these great jobs bcoz I want to play safe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepie Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 They always ask me. I give it to them because I'm not a citizen and I probably won't get the job if don't. I think it's disrespectful to one's privacy, but there's not much you can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I am not sure about the laws, but if they just need it for "tracking", then you can give them a random number, like 123456789. that should work for them. I know when I took classes at a college and I couldn't remember my number (I have a bad memory), they assigned me a random student ID number and then told me I could change it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dako Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I'm running into that as well. Online applications usually accept the form without it, and on paper, you can write "Will supply " or somesuch phrase. They only need it when you're hired. I recently took a class in jobhunting, and this was considered the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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