On Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:31:07 -0600, Doug
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:56:42 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:57:07 -0500, "Robert Green"
wrote:

"Doug" wrote in message
On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:16:50 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

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Right, but they don't need that until a job offer is made and
accepted.


Exactly... which is why I tell my daughters when taking an interview,
they will supply their SS # upon employment.

Good idea. A smart employer should realize that an applicant smart enough
to care about securing their own personal data might care enough to protect
company data as well.

Most employers would just think this guy is hiding something or he is
going to be a pain in the ass employee and just throw the application
in the trash.

This hasn't been the case where I live. Perhaps it depends on the
type of job you apply for ????

Or the company you apply to. I've refused to supply such information
very early in the process. I had one recruiter who demanded my
personal information before the first phone interviews, after finding
my resume on Monster. I don't think so! I never heard from him
again. OTOH, I have no problem supplying it on an application.

The fact is that the SSN horse has long escaped the barn.