Yahoo! HotJobs strives to provide our users with the widest range of connection tools to help you in your job search. Yahoo! HotJobs takes security seriously and employs a number of measures to help protect you. For example, Yahoo! HotJobs puts measures in place to help users log-in securely while also limiting resume views that users of its resume database can access on a daily basis.

While Yahoo! HotJobs takes a multi-faceted approach to making your job search safer, it is important that users learn more about how to protect themselves.

Fraudulent job listings might appear from time to time. Posting fraudulent jobs violates Yahoo! HotJobs’ Terms of Service and might be a violation of federal or state law.

To protect yourself from fraud, Yahoo! HotJobs encourages you to:

• Make informed decisions before sharing your Social Security Number with a potential employer. Most employers will not ask for personal information until you arrive at their offices for an interview and are given a formal job application, so be wary if you are asked to give your Social Security Number by phone, email, or online.
• If you have doubts about a company's legitimacy, research the company using web sites operated by the Better Business Bureau and the United States Federal Trade Commission.
• Refrain from providing credit card or bank account numbers or engaging in any financial transactions over the phone or online with a potential employer/recruiter.
• Withhold offering personal information (such as marital status, age, height, weight). Such questions might violate federal hiring standards, and job seekers are not obligated to answer them.
• Exercise caution when dealing with prospective job contacts outside of the United States.
• If you suspect that a job posting is fraudulent, please contact Yahoo! HotJobs.

If you think information about you might have been used illegally, report the details to your local police immediately and contact Yahoo! HotJobs.

To learn more about protecting yourself from fraudulent job postings, please consult the following resources:

• Better Business Bureau
• U.S. Federal Trade Commission