Comments on: Those pesky job application forms http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms The insider's edge on job search & hiring™ | Copyright © 2011 North Bridge Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Mon, 21 May 2012 16:40:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kel http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-20443 kel Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:25:37 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-20443 Great (and funny) advice TJ, and Nick (of course)!!! Just filled out applications for an agency and put all X's. take that!!!!!!!! (*I love having the upper hand, at least in this respect. I may be interviewing with you, but that does not entitle you to my personal info, which these days is everything short of a fingerprint--OH NO, THEY PROBABLY COULD GET THAT, TOO!) Great (and funny) advice TJ, and Nick (of course)!!!

Just filled out applications for an agency and put all X’s. take that!!!!!!!! (*I love having the upper hand, at least in this respect. I may be interviewing with you, but that does not entitle you to my personal info, which these days is everything short of a fingerprint–OH NO, THEY PROBABLY COULD GET THAT, TOO!)

]]> By: TJ http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-19883 TJ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:04:19 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-19883 A friend of mine gave his SS# to a company as part of their "background check" and then he was not hired. It turns out the background check company is located in India. So now his SS#, name and DOB are on someone's computer in Bangalore while he got a handshake and shown the door. My advice is not to provide a SS# until after BOTH parties have agreed to the offer (in writing). And as a counter-measure, get a credit report freeze (now available in most states). Just make sure you do it for all three credit reporting agencies (Experian, TransUnion, Equifax). Then even a thief gets your SS#, they won't be able to open a line of credit in your name and fly off to the Bahamas! A friend of mine gave his SS# to a company as part of their “background check” and then he was not hired. It turns out the background check company is located in India. So now his SS#, name and DOB are on someone’s computer in Bangalore while he got a handshake and shown the door.
My advice is not to provide a SS# until after BOTH parties have agreed to the offer (in writing). And as a counter-measure, get a credit report freeze (now available in most states). Just make sure you do it for all three credit reporting agencies (Experian, TransUnion, Equifax). Then even a thief gets your SS#, they won’t be able to open a line of credit in your name and fly off to the Bahamas!

]]> By: Edward http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-16623 Edward Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:40:01 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-16623 I never provide SS until we are at the point where things are serious and we both want to move forward. The oddest one I had was a long time ago when I finished undergrad, a company wanted my bank account number, they were not in a finance or banking industry. I of course said no and didn't get the job. Which was fine by me. You can learn a lot about the attitude of a company by how they handle such situations. I never provide SS until we are at the point where things are serious and we both want to move forward.

The oddest one I had was a long time ago when I finished undergrad, a company wanted my bank account number, they were not in a finance or banking industry. I of course said no and didn’t get the job. Which was fine by me. You can learn a lot about the attitude of a company by how they handle such situations.

]]> By: Robin Schlinger http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-16506 Robin Schlinger Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:44:25 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-16506 This is true in most cases. However, if you want to apply for a Federal Job in most cases a Social Security number is needed. If you do not provide this information you will not be considered. Some agencies are starting to get the message about the Social Security number problem and are now only asking for the last 4 digits of your number. This is true in most cases. However, if you want to apply for a Federal Job in most cases a Social Security number is needed. If you do not provide this information you will not be considered. Some agencies are starting to get the message about the Social Security number problem and are now only asking for the last 4 digits of your number.

]]> By: Barbara Safani http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-16492 Barbara Safani Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:00:20 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-16492 Nick, I'm so glad you posted this. It is amazing how many employers ask for this information up front...and how many job seekers are willing to disclose it for fear of being knocked out of the running if they don't. Nick,

I’m so glad you posted this. It is amazing how many employers ask for this information up front…and how many job seekers are willing to disclose it for fear of being knocked out of the running if they don’t.

]]> By: Nick Corcodilos http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-16420 Nick Corcodilos Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:52:41 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-16420 @Bill: Yah, they will. Do you want to grant permission for a credit check to a company that hasn't even met you yet? What if the company uses outsourced HR services to do the check? Then the results (and the permission) go into a data base that may be available to other companies... for who knows what purpose? (Read the permission statement carefully.) It's like giving up your e-mail address to get a free report online... the product isn't the report. It's your address. I'm straying off the topic here, but you get the point. You may decide to provide private info, but at least do it after the employer has made some kind of commitment to you, not before. Done politely, "sorry, no" often works. (SS#+name+address+former employer is often enuf to get a credit card) @Bill: Yah, they will. Do you want to grant permission for a credit check to a company that hasn’t even met you yet? What if the company uses outsourced HR services to do the check? Then the results (and the permission) go into a data base that may be available to other companies… for who knows what purpose? (Read the permission statement carefully.) It’s like giving up your e-mail address to get a free report online… the product isn’t the report. It’s your address. I’m straying off the topic here, but you get the point. You may decide to provide private info, but at least do it after the employer has made some kind of commitment to you, not before. Done politely, “sorry, no” often works. (SS#+name+address+former employer is often enuf to get a credit card)

]]> By: Bill Melvin http://corcodilos.com/blog/822/those-pesky-job-application-forms/comment-page-1#comment-16417 Bill Melvin Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:22:18 +0000 http://corcodilos.com/blog/?p=822#comment-16417 I expect companies that want to run a credit check on you will insist on that SS#. I expect companies that want to run a credit check on you will insist on that SS#.

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