How do you know that a job search web site does not share personal information?

Answer 1

Sadly, you can NEVER be sure that the site will not share your personal information.

Privacy Policies and Terms of Use:

Even Monster apparently mislead people in their Privacy Policy, as discovered by author Pam Dixon in 2001 - read this report for the details - http://www.pamdixon.com/monsterreport.htm Hopefully, they've cleaned up their act, but the lesson is that you really can't trust privacy policies or terms of use, even in the best-intentioned sites.

Resumes = Job Site Revenue

Selling "employers" access to their resume database is one of the primary ways that a job site makes enough money to stay in business. The good sites try to screen employers to be sure they are genuine, but not all job sites try very hard since it stands in the way of their revenue.

Protect Yourself:

1.) See the jobs first.

Never post your resume or "register a profile" at a site before you see the jobs they have posted. The jobs and employers they have may not be the right ones for you. There may not be enough of them, or there may be none!

2.) Always protect your contact information.

Use a "cyber-safe" resume that eliminates or masks your contact information. See Job-Hunt.org's article on making your resume cyber-safe - http://www.job-hunt.org/resumecybersafe.shtml

3.) Be VERY leery of any e-mailed job "offer" or request for "pre-interview" "qualifiying" information, particularly one that wants your Social Security number.

4.) As the saying goes, if it's too good to be true, it is.
For example, the e-mail or job posting offering you the opportunity to make $5,000 working 1 or 2 hours a week from your home (get real!) or getting a commission for depositing some checks for a company in another country (against the law).

For more information see these articles on Job-Hunt.org -
* Protecting your privacy - http://www.job-hunt.org/privacy.shtml
* Choosing a job site - http://www.job-hunt.org/choosing.shtml
* Using a job site - http://www.job-hunt.org/jobsearchusing.shtml

And these other articles -
* Avoiding online job scams - http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs25a-JobSeekerPriv2.htm
* Scams & schemes in work and employment services -
http://www.rileyguide.com/scams.html

Don't mean to scare you, but it is dangerous to be too trusting.

Good luck with your job search!

Answer 2

You should read their privacy policy. However, since those privacy policy is written in a manner in which only lawyers can understand, you must always assume your information will be shared with marketers. For instance, it is valuable for marketers to understand what types of terms people are searching for so they can use the information to better target their advertising campaigns.

Answer 3

I have often wondered if the job sites/ads I apply to are perhaps spy firms that make their money from reporting to companies when their employers are looking for new jobs.

lets face it, who really reads all of the privacy and disclosures

if it is not currently being done, here is a good job for all of the people who ask what a good internet job is, be a employment spy

Answer 4

Check their terms of use for the Web site. It will explain their privacy policy.

Answer 5

little question. I accompanied some hyperlinks to what grew to become into mentioned to be waste of time hyperlinks. some have been enormously solid, however the quizzes and poles all required me to log in, provide my e mail handle, and so on. I certainly have positioned Google genuine up there with terrorists, CNN, FOX, ABC, CBS and NBC. Google has substitute into to special for his or her own britches.

Answer 6

I run a jobsite and I can assure you I have never shared personel information.
My leads are my leads!