Can you explain for those of us who have never verified a SSN of a job applicant, what it takes to do so?
‘Can you explain for those of us who have never verified a SSN of a job applicant, what it takes to do so?’
Until a couple of years ago (two or three) all three of the primary credit record providers issued software to employment screening companies (primarily) allowing quick access of their databases for pulling credit reports and running what Trans Union referred to as a ‘retrace’ - which was their product name for Social Security Verification.
You entered the full name (including middle name or initial) the SSN, and the Date of Birth, along with the ‘current address’.
You would get back either the full credit report, or a SSN verification, depending on what report you selected before entering the request online.
The SSN verification would come back within seconds and tell you immediately if the SSN was ‘valid’ what state it was issued in, if death benefits had been paid out to that particular number, any physical addresses associated with the SS number and any NAMES associated with it. It also would provide an ‘aka’s’ if known to the credit company’s.
In other words, its very very difficult - but not impossible - to defeat this method. Those that ‘work the system’ for a living might be able to come up with a SSN that would keep their real identity ‘secret’ for a time, but the average border jumper isn’t at that level of criminality or sophistication.
In short, this ‘employers can’t tell if they are illegal’ claim is 100% HORSE CRAP.
Whats more, the mainstream media KNOWS IT, but they don’t say a word about it.