First, I'm not sure my social security number is safe on their site. Is it a legitimate web site?
Second, it's not make sense. Any one asks his or her date the social security on first date? From application to interview and from interview to the job offer is a long and tough process. Hiring manager will interview about 1% job applicants and will extend job offer to 1 or 2 candidates among people they interviewed. I will provide my social security number only I accept the job offer and start fill out W-4 Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate and I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms.
Provide social security number, driver license, your home address and birth date are not guarantee you get the interview. However, you have more risks.
Thus, I follow the advise from others to enter the phrase 'Available upon job offer' or '000-00-0000' on the online application. If the validation rule is not allow me to bypass the social security number, I will not bother to apply and file a complaint to FTC. Why hiring company or recruiter talk about job requirement, experience, skills, salary, benefit, and company culture first?
Congress should make a law to prohibit company collect the social security number on job application.
Good luck with your job search.
More info:
- http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100317150012AAsb8v3
- http://humanresources.about.com/b/2012/02/06/you-want-my-social-security-number.htm
- http://www.soyouwanna.com/apply-jobs-online-social-security-number-required-6540.html
- https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs25-JobSeekerPriv.htm/
1 comment:
That is good idea. Thanks alot Chu Viet.
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