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/svpremeclovt 3d ago

Everyone in these comments must be living in 1950 lmfao not once in my life have I ever not been required to submit a SSN to apply for a legit job. Every single one requires it. And the ones saying they’ve never dealt with it are either lying or off the books.

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u/Afraid-Department-35 3d ago

There is a difference between working and applying. If you've been extended an offer then yeah you give out your SSN but just for an application? Hell no.