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I landed an in-person interview at a large company, now the recruiter asked me to go into Taleo application and provide further information about myself including my SSN# in order to continue through the interview process. I'm not comfortable providing that information unless I know for a fact that I received an offer. My interview is scheduled for today. Would it somehow disqualify me if I ignore the request until I hear back from them after the interview? Why provide all that confidential information if there's a chance I might not even receive an offer?
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Originally Posted by Mr_Geek
Well you have two choices. Provide it and move on, or don't provide it and risk losing your interview. It's their job posting and their call.
I agree, refusal is probably the end of your chances, and they will move on to the next person who does submit the SS#. They are verifying your legal status to work, and that is a hopeful sign. They would have to do it eventually anyway and may just be trying to whittle down the pool a little faster. Refusal shows distrust for the employer, and that is perceived as a negative.
Sooner or later you going to have to give up your SSN#, if you ever want to have a job. It' pretty much goes with the process. People give out their SSN# everyday on applications while looking for work, with no guarantee of getting that job. That's just one of those things in life.
It's one thing for a company to ask for your SSN once they hire you or when they're ready to run a background check on you (since at that point they have a valid reason for knowing your number). It's another for a company to ask you on an initial application or at an interview before you have a tentative job offer (since they would not yet have a valid reason to know, and applicants do have a valid concern about such information ending up in the wrong hands). Asking for the SSN on the first page of the (general) application is bad practice especially, since that makes it easy for anyone passing by the form to see the number.
Sooner or later you going to have to give up your SSN#, if you ever want to have a job. It' pretty much goes with the process. People give out their SSN# everyday on applications while looking for work, with no guarantee of getting that job. That's just one of those things in life.
I guess the OP has never had a real job before. Assuming she's active on the internet, there are likely many parties who have way more personal info on her than a SSN. The naivety is astounding.
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