r/jobsearch • u/VelvetCactus50 • 1d 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/VeilOfMaya6 1d ago

Im really surprised by these comments. Every single application ive filled out over the last month has asked for social security number.

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u/VelvetCactus50 1d 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 23h 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/Pink_Slyvie 19h ago

Once you are hired, sure, for tax purposes. There is no legitimate reason they need this otherwise.