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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: Job ad from Computerworld - want SSN/drug test
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.160249.8480@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <93020.095246MBADBH@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> <JET.93Jan20182618@boxer.nas.nasa.gov>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:02:49 GMT
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- In article <JET.93Jan20182618@boxer.nas.nasa.gov> jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
- >"MBADBH" == David B. Horvath <David> writes:
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- >MBADBH> I saw the included ad in Computerworld January 18, 1993, page
- >MBADBH> 85 - the Computer Careers section. They want your SSN before
- >MBADBH> they even talk to you. What for?
- >
- >credit check. Gets them all sorts of info they would like to know.
- >Probably some information they aren't allowed to ask *you*. (like
- >marrige status, # of kids/dependents, time at last address etc etc)
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- bingo, yep...illegal to ask that stuff...but hey...if we happen to find out
- by way of the SSN...well now..we certainly were looking for a white male with
- a family who is only 30 and won't cost much on the health insurance etc.
- SSN info is abused lots.
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