So if you haven’t discovered online job searching, maybe now is a good time to check it out! Do keep in mind a few safety precautions when sharing information online. Although it can open up a whole lot of possibilities, make sure you don’t open yourself up as a target for scammers.

Personal information like your SIN number, birth date, address, and marital status can give scammers enough information to do their dirty deeds. So never divulge such information through email or by posting it online in your resume. Share those details once you have been hired.

Minimal contact information makes it harder for your identity to be stolen so consider the following:

Remove your standard “contact information”
1. Your home and/or work address(es)
2. Your home and/or work phone number(s)
3. Your business e-mail address (big NO-NO!)
4. Your personal e-mail address if it is associated with a detailed profile on you (as in AOL, etc.)

Replace the standard contact information with:
1. Your personal cell phone number, assuming that it is unlisted
2.Your personal e-mail address that is unconnected with either your home or your work, like one of the Web-based e-mail addresses (hotmail.com, Gmail, MSN, etc.).

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