Recruiters who request SSN over the phone
aristus: Hey, recruiters lie.An SSN is required when you hire for a W2 position... that's that a W2 is: a report of income indexed by SSN. But unless they are saying "you're hired, start Monday, and bring proof of citizenship for the I9", this sounds very shady. I've never been asked for this pre-hire and I can't imagine any good uses for this info.It sounds like they are taking advantage of desperate people and you should tell them to shove it up their ass.