Interview Paperwork
I had a challenging situation when I showed up for an interview and was given paperwork to fill out prior to the interview. The standard application was given to me -- no problem to fill out -- except my social security # was requested -- I didn't fill that in. Another sheet of paper wanted my signature to say I'd never misuse the company's email/internet access -- no problem filling that out. Another sheet of paper for pre-employment screening required releasing my social security number, birth date, and driver's license number. I was not going to give all of that personal information to a company that I possibly would decide not to work for and they might not be interested in hiring me anyway -- as an aside, my husband's identity was stolen and we're both extra careful about releasing any personal information that we don't have to. When I told the interviewer politely that I felt uncomfortable giving the company all of my personal information, he told me that he could not talk to me unless I filled out the paperwork and signed it. I declined to fill it out and left. Has this situation ever presented itself to you and how did you handle it? I had a hard time believing the interviewer could not talk to me. It was a very unsettling situation. Thanks for any input.
Unfortunately, more times than I' m comfortable with. Especially when you are filling out applications online. Even if you try to skip that on the application, or put in 000-000-000, you can' t complete or continue past the area you didn' t answer. One company I applied at first wanted you to call them, do the phone interview electronically, then if you did that, you were asked to come to their office to fill out paperwork. They assure you it would only take 30 minutes. I was there for 1 hour and 20 minutes filling out everything from employment history to my personal information and I hadn' t even spoken to a human being. I invested, between online, phone, driving to the interview and back, and getting ready, over 3 hours and I never even saw a person. Here' s the thing- If you' re not comfortable giving this info to the company, you probably shouldn' t be interviewing there. If they' re reputable what' s the big deal? They' re not going to sell your SS# on the nearest streetcorner and of course if you think they MIGHT, then why would you want to be there anyway? It would have been smarter to ask how they safeguard this information, then, assuming you do want the job, fill out the forms. It is of course, your choice, but it is also their choice who they hire. | |
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