As you move forward with your job search, beware of RECRUITMENT SCAMS: people posing as recruiters or company officials with the intention of getting your personal information such as Social Security, Credit Card, and/or Bank Account numbers. This appears to be a new type of trick on the Internet targeting job candidates and it can be very difficult to distinguish legitimate opportunities from scams. Getting a job offer and then finding that it was a scam can be an extremely difficult experience from an online security as well as emotional perspective.
To better understand and avoid online recruitment scams, you can access the following LinkedIn post for details on a recent situation where a job candidate was tricked into providing personal information for a fake employment opportunity.