Timeline for This Recruiter wants my Social Security Number?
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| Jun 15, 2018 at 23:57 | comment | added | DarkCygnus♦ | Broken link I fear... | |
| Feb 14, 2014 at 21:44 | comment | added | Keith Thompson | I'm not sure the IRS's list of legal requirements is relevant. You're not legally required to provide your name, your phone number, your e-mail address, or your SSN in most circumstances. Providing the first three to a recruiter is perfectly reasonable and expected; providing your SSN is not. | |
| Dec 20, 2013 at 22:22 | comment | added | HLGEM | SSN should only be asked for during the hiring process after you have accepted a job offer and never before that. | |
| Jan 25, 2013 at 22:30 | comment | added | Shauna | @JimInTexas - I agree. I was simply pointing out that there is, in fact, a reason why a recruiter needs a person's SSN (hence, your absolute isn't so absolute). | |
| Jan 25, 2013 at 19:43 | comment | added | Jim In Texas | @Shauna - The SSN should only be requested in conjunction with a job offer, or after a serious round of interviews in the case of security sensitive positions. Asking for SSN on an initial contact is highly inappropriate! | |
| Jan 24, 2013 at 19:14 | comment | added | Shauna | @JimInTexas - That depends on how the recruiting company operates. For direct-hire situations, where the recruiter is just there to find and filter people, then no, they don't need it. For contract situations (very common in the IT industry), where the "employee" is actually an employee of the recruiting company, then they do, in fact, need it at some point for tax purposes. | |
| Jan 24, 2013 at 17:04 | comment | added | Donald | @thursdaysgeek - Oregon is the state they already have your SSN. So putting it on a form to get a license is not that big of a deal. The form is likely destroid after processed anyways. | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 23:53 | comment | added | thursdaysgeek | Oregon requires a SSN for a fishing license, and they say it's for child support enforcement. It's nice to see the quoted part above. | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 20:10 | comment | added | Jim In Texas | @KeithThompson - It's one thing to give an SSN directly to an employer who has a legitimate need for it. For example government related jobs that have security requirements. Recruiters are just salesmen. There is NO reason that a recruiter might need a candidate's SSN. | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 18:59 | vote | accept | Raye Keslensky | ||
| Jan 23, 2013 at 18:04 | comment | added | Keith Thompson |
There are even fewer cases where you're required by law to give someone your phone number or e-mail address. I don't think the issue is whether the OP is required to give his SSN, but whether it's a good idea to do so. IMHO, the answer is a resounding no. Leave that space on the form blank. If it's a web form that you can't submit without filling it in, talk to the recruiter and/or see if the form will accept 000-00-0000 or some other obviously fake number (I wouldn't use something random and real-looking).
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| Jan 23, 2013 at 16:48 | comment | added | Jim In Texas | I would no more give my SSN to a recruiter than I would give it to a used car salesman. I wouldn't give it to a potential employer until I had at least an initial interview. | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 16:43 | comment | added | JB King | The E-Verify that employers use comes to mind as a possibility where it is required but it could be seen as nice to have. | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 15:22 | history | answered | jcmeloni | CC BY-SA 3.0 |