Personal Information of Jobseekers Targeted for Identity Theft
For most jobseekers currently looking for work, the extra exposure they get through resumes, applications, and networking – both online and off – the better their chances are of result work.
Sorry to say, according to an article in the Contra Costa (CA) Times, exposing personally identifiable in rank (PII) such as names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers (SSNs) and driver’s ticket numbers also increases the chances of jobseekers distress from identity theft.
The Contra Costa Times reports that the World Privacy Forum – a nonprofit, public interest research group – receives many phone calls all week from jobseekers who have been victimized by identity theft while searching for work, a problem that should only get of poorer quality in a terrible economy.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over 50,000 Californians reported being victimized by identity theft in 2008 – the second summit rate in the nation – and employment-related identity theft beat out credit-card fraud and accounting to rank first with 20 percent of all identity theft complaints to the FTC from the disorder. Overall, the hurt caused by identity theft in 2008 was nearly $50 billion.
In the article, the World Privacy Forum offers several tips for jobseekers on preventing identity theft, including:
Another way for jobseekers to protect sensitive private in rank from identity theft is by performing “private” background checks on themselves to ensure their employment data is current, secure, and accurate. Besides protecting against identity theft, these background checks can also be used by jobseekers for employment purposes, in view of the fact that most employers these days – 80 percent according to the Society for Creature Resources Management (SHRM) – demand job applicants to undergo some type of pre-employment background check before hiring.
Where can jobseekers find “private” background checks? While most background check firms only service employers, MyBackgroundCheck.com – the nation’s leading provider of applicant-supplied background checks – helps both jobseekers and potential employers keep private in rank safe from identity theft during the pre-employment background check process.
For extra in rank on how private background checks can help protect jobseeker data from identity theft, visit www.mybackgroundcheck.com, email info@mybackgroundcheck.com, or call 1-800-503-2364. Follow MybackgroundCheck.com on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MyBackgroundChk.
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