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SuperCharlie writes:
"I am in search of employment and ran across a bit of a dilemma that I would like some Soylent guidance. After applying for a job at CareerBuilder, I received a follow-up email which requested that I fill out their on-line application. The first field, mandatory, was Social Security Number as part of their initial screening process. My question for the community is, how would you deal with requests like this as the initial employment steps?"
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Angry Jesus on Sunday March 02 2014, @06:23PM
It all comes down to who needs who more.
Are you desperate for the job? If so, suck it up. They are going to use your SS# for a credit check [demos.org] and probably a criminal records check. They are probably also going to sell the fact you applied to some data brokers. You can be nearly certain that if they hire you they will sell info like your salary rate to data brokers. [bankrate.com] You do have some minor rights though. [ftc.gov]
If you aren't desperate for the job then tell them no and tell them why (nowadays I like to refer to the Target/Neiman-Marcus/Michaels hack anytime someone wants info I don't want them to have because everybody has heard about those cases). Maybe they will decide they need you more than they need to follow their procedures, even if they don't maybe they will at least take note of the push-back and end up changing their policies in the future.
Not to be snarky, but this sort of shit that is a great example of why you should look for a new job when you don't need one because if you are desperate they will take advantage in any way they can.