Protect Your Identity
While Looking for Work
True to the old adage that Internet fraud goes wherever the traffic is, identity thieves and hackers are taking aim at a growing online population: people looking for work.
Continued rising unemployment has led more people to apply online for jobs, both through online job aggregators and through individual corporate sites. And, in turn, hackers have attacked into corporate job sites and set up fake sites in the hopes of collecting applicants' personal information.
In a difficult hiring climate, you may be tempted to give a potential employer whatever information they ask for—even if it's your Social Security number—or you may be so thrilled to get a call out of the blue from a purported recruiter that you don't stop to wonder how they got your information.
However, a little caution can save you from a world of harm. Don't ever put your Social Security number on your resume. It's best to contact employers directly rather than post your resume on a large career site that can be easily trolled by hackers. And if you do get that call out of the blue—ask the recruiter for their name, employer, and phone number and do some research before calling them back to make sure they're legit.
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