I’ve heard of people getting VOIP numbers but not sure how this works.

I tried to get an extra number to forward, but those sites ask you to agree to the same privacy violations. I’m so pissed.

What can we do to recieve phone calls for jobs without signing up for endless spam?

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    Applying for jobs inherently involves the processing of your personal information. They need your legal name, your employment history, your contact information, etc. to determine if you’re a good match. When you’re applying online, this data must be transmitted and stored.

    You can reduce your footprint by applying directly using email or the phone, even by making a job-applications-only email/VoIP like you mention. These services also require personal information for regularity purposes and spam/abuse prevention.

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    Only thing I can figure is get another throw away phone number and email address just for the job search, and set them both to forward to your main phone and email.

    Sucks but I dont think there is any realistic way to opt out and still job search

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    Emails you can use email aliases ( addy.io, Firefox relay, port87, simplelogin, … ).

    I have no solution for a phone. You could get an extra sim purely for this and just let it expire ( and unplug it ) when you’ve got a job?

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      Beware that if you use paid service you might lose all these aliases once you can’t pay anymore or it shuts down. Happened to me once, lost many accounts with 2FA.

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    I really wanted to get a union spot as a mail carrier but when I applied they wanted a selective service number which I don’t have (based younger me never did that) and they also wanted medical records and a copy of my lease n shit and my living situation is awesome but I don’t exactly have a lease and yeah…

    So I’m still a cook. I so love the food tho, and hey at least Toast © has all my info I’m sure this private company has all my data safe& sound, unlike DRM that had a data breach with my info even tho I only worked for their company for like 4 days! I have so much trust in these companies! :D

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      That’s ridiculous. Did they even make you a job offer, or were they expecting copies of medical records and leases from everyone who applied?

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        No but it was posted publicly so I think that technically legally means it’s fair enough. I believe the latter is correct, you can’t finish the application without renters history or medical records, I think the selective service one was technically optional i.e you could finish without entering it but ya. One of the main & probably the largest federal mail carrier, if I’m not allowed to say which company I don’t know