Three Ways to Secure Your Job Search from Identity Theft
No two ways about it: You’ve got to put yourself out there to get a job. But in this era of electronic data breaches and identity theft, how secure is the information you’re providing potential employers on your resume and other documents? In an article for TheLadders titled “Resume Insecurity,” veteran tech writer Lisa Vaas examines the software vulnerabilities and human foibles that may leave job seekers’ personal data exposed: “Interviews with hiring professionals confirm the anecdotal evidence: Even recruiting agencies that use sophisticated applicant tracking system (ATS) software to store and protect job applications often leave the applications open to theft by allowing access to anybody and everybody who walks by an unsecured terminal; companies leave sensitive information moldering…
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