Refuse to give it. Apply someplace else. Even if it's a job that requires a background/credit check, then they should (at the end of the process) make an offe

Refuse to give it. Apply someplace else. Even if it's a job that requires a background/credit check, then they should (at the end of the process) make an offer contingent on passing the credit check. Don't give out your SSN until you're at the offer stage. http://www.realfreemarket.org/blog/2012/05/24/headhunters-demanding-your-ssn/ http://www.realfreemarket.org/blog/2012/05/24/headhunters-de...