Employers, like your phone company and gas company, use your SSN to identify you in their databases because it’s a unique number. It’s the lazy vendor’s way to

Employers, like your phone company and gas company, use your SSN to identify you in their databases because it’s a unique number. It’s the lazy vendor’s way to track customers, and the lazy HR department’s way to track job applicants. And it’s frankly irresponsible. > http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/7696/wanted-hr-exec-with-the-guts-to-not-ask-for-your-ssn http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/7696/wanted-hr-exec-with-the...