| May 19, 2009 | Posted By: Trevor Wilson | Category: Preparation |
Yikes!
When I was looking for my first job after graduation, I don’t remember having to worry about this type of thing.
I was scanning my feed reader today when I saw an article called Don’t Let ID Thieves Hijack Your Job Hunt. It goes over the steps you need to take in order to keep your identity from being stolen as you search for a job.
What’s amazing to me is just how easy it is for an identity thief to prey on your situation and scam you out of important information. Here’s the example that was cited in the article:
Let’s say you’ve been job hunting for months now, and applied to so many employers you’re starting to lose track of them all. One day you get a call from someone in HR at a well-known company. He found your resume on an online job board, thinks it’s very impressive, and is looking forward to meeting you, he says. To set up the interview, he asks for your home address, date of birth and Social Security number.
Odds are, you give him the information, even if it seems a bit strange. After all, this person could end up offering you a job, and you don’t want to seem difficult to work with. And odds are, you’ll never hear from him again, or the company he claimed to represent — but, within a day or two, he’ll have opened half a dozen credit cards in your name, maxed them out, and created an enormous mess it could take you years to straighten out.
Scary, scary stuff. If you are looking for a job, I would encourage you to take a look at Don’t Let ID Thieves Hijack Your Job Hunt and do what you can to protect yourself.
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Do you know if anyone ever needs your social security number during the job hunt? I tend to not put it on most basic applications, assuming that if they are serious and really need it, they will ask me. Makes me feel safer to have one less piece of paper with my personal information out there floating around.
I agree. It’s best to leave it off. An employer will need it later on (as a condition to employment), but they should not need it during the job hunt process.
Plus, the last thing you need is to have someone steal your identity while you are looking for a job.
Thanks for the comment!