On 12/4/2012 8:45 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:27:55 -0500, Metspitzer
wrote:

I was talking on the phone with my cousin today. She has worked as
a substitute teacher in several schools. She is between jobs. One
of the things she mentioned was that they require her to furnish
her SSN on job applications. Since the wrong person could do some
serious damage with your SSN, I really think it is a bad idea to
have to furnish them for a job application.


How would she get SS credits, otherwise?


The OP was only applying for the job, she hadn't been hired yet. I
agree that there's no need for the SSN on the application as long as the
employer is satisfied that the applicant is legally in the country and
meets the relevant employment criteria. If hired, providing the SSN is
entirely reasonable and necessary.