Why be so protective over the information?

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Anonymous 7 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:40 pm Because doing this through a third party on facetime doesn't exactly scream professional and is wide open to scamming, and I say this as someone who worked on a computer at home for years.
Then why go to a recruiter at all?
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Traci_Momof2 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:55 am
Anonymous 3 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:58 am I think for me it would be a red flag because, they have my name, address & phone #. My birth month & day & a snap shot of me would give any scammer a way to steal an identity.
How are they going to steal your identity without your birth year? Genuine question because I thought identity theft generally required entire SSN plus entire birthdate.
They could just put any year down & make a drivers license ,with your name,address, & pic. Then they get a vehicle in your name & ins. If something happened ( an accident), they leave the scene , you're responsible, unless you can prove it wasn't you.

It's not all about getting your ss# for some scammers, some people aren't ALLOWED ( by the law) a drivers license & they will do whatever it takes to get one.
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Anonymous 7 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:40 pm Because doing this through a third party on facetime doesn't exactly scream professional and is wide open to scamming, and I say this as someone who worked on a computer at home for years.
Recruiters actually do video interviewing via skype or facetime depending on what electronics the candidate may have. We have some clients who want to do a phone or video interview before bringing them in to interview in person. We used to have to hire companies for video interviewing before we had the capabilities we have today.
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Anonymous 2 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:51 am Wouldn’t checking valid ID at the interview negate the need for that weirdness?
I think they're trying to weed that out before the hiring manager, who is their client, even wastes their time setting an appointment with a fraud.
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I think in this day and age many people are skeptical about giving any out. It's just sooooo easy to get scammed.
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I have never worked with a third party to get a job. I would be hesitant to give ANY information, because I would think your dh was pulling some sort of scam.

Yeah, not super helpful...
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They could probably start by doing a reverse image search. Once the scammer has found a match, It wouldn't be a stretch to think that they might find the birth year on social media. And from that....
Traci_Momof2 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:55 am
Anonymous 3 wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:58 am I think for me it would be a red flag because, they have my name, address & phone #. My birth month & day & a snap shot of me would give any scammer a way to steal an identity.
How are they going to steal your identity without your birth year? Genuine question because I thought identity theft generally required entire SSN plus entire birthdate.
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