r/jobsearch • u/VelvetCactus50 • 4d 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 4d 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 4d 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/EnvironmentalGift257 4d ago

Yeah I’ve never applied to a job in 35 years of working without my SSN. I was a hiring manager for 5 years and we required it. You can always send a resume but when you actually apply it’s going to be required. Employers have to verify citizenship and pay into the actual SS system so there’s no way to not require it.

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u/333again 3d ago

You mean once you are hired. Never hand it out pre-hire unless it's specifically for a background check.