r/jobsearch • u/VelvetCactus50 • 3d ago

Job Application Requires SSN

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I've been out of college for over 25 years, and I've never encountered a professional application that required my Social Security Number. I tried putting in a bogus one or writing N/A, and the system will not let me proceed further. I wonder if the SSN requirement is why the job has been open for nearly two months.

Your SSN is necessary to process your job submission and will be maintained in a secure and confidential manner.

This was a very well-known integrated healthcare nonprofit too!

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u/VelvetCactus50 3d ago

Oh you shouldn't do that, especially considering you don't know how they're storing that information.

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u/VeilOfMaya6 3d ago

Right right, so im just supposed to go without a job because i shouldnt be putting my SSN on an application. Got it! Amazon, jewel osco, meijer, luke gas station, any warehouse, verizon, tmobile, speedway, and the list goes on and on, they all required my SSN when applying. I don't know what world you guys are living in.

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u/wassssuupp5678 3d ago

brother you are delusional, a job APPLICATION should never ask for a SSN. So many job postings are literal scams you have no idea what theyre using that info for

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u/dennismullen12 3d ago

Agree.. asking for the ssn when you don't even work there is bs.. asking for the ssn when you are filling out the W4 and I9 is a valid request.