Want your birthday info for job applications? him, wrong, asked, needs

spartanag07

A recruiter asked my birthday for some job application. I gave it to him but afterwards I am worried. He claimed he needs that for job application. But I worried it would be in the wrong hands. Is my worry justified?

KungFuPanda

Did you put your birth year on it? If you're in the US, it's actually illegal for an employer to ask you your age, other than "are you young enough that I must observe child labor laws."

If you are willing to tick off your recruiter, you can remind them that that's illegal. But, sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 10:33AM by bchadwick.

tikfed

in asia, it's even common to even have a photo of yourself on the front of the resume

ruchita

Europe: the birth date is required and often you can't leave it out. The photo isn't mandatory, however. No handwritten personal letters either - I belive graphology (analyzing the shape of someone's handwriting) is more of a continental European thing (?)...

Analyze_This

In India most people include their religion as well and caste/sect.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 05:51AM by ChickenTikka.