On 25 Jan 2006 05:31:41 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
(Message-ID:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Marshall) wrote:
There is a job opening for a GS-10
I was planning to apply for this job. I'm not so
sure, now.
Electronic application goes to a .org, not a
.gov. SSN is a required field. ALL of the professional
job counselors I've talked to say to never give SSN before
at least the first interview; probably not until an
acceptance letter is being discussed.
I also love this phrasing on the "how to submit your
materials" page: "Providing your Social Security Number is
voluntary, however we can not process your application
without it." So I guess providing SSN is just as voluntary
as applying for the job. I suspect that this would be
deemed an illegal use of SSN by the gov't (which may be why
they farmed out the processing of job apps), but I'm not in
a position to fight it.
It's a shame. It sounds like it could be a great job
for me.
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