I would assume they want it to verify employment history, however IME nobody has ever actually checked my past history or at least didn’t call me out on my lies.
Work history is what references are for. They do not need your SSN until they start withholding SS benefits for you. I think I used to include my address on ye olde papier résumés I would send out, so not sure how much I’d want to die on that particular hill.
I recently started a part time job, less than 15 hrs /wk, $15/hr. I had to get a background check, drug test, and they called my university to verify my degree (which i only know about because I have a friend who works in the office there.)
The onboarding process for my business you complete the E-Verify I-9 form, then come in with Passport/SS/ID card and verify then. Asking for SS numbers or address through a form like this is unnecessary and not safe.
One company I worked for really sat down and did it I know because one of my ex-employers had folded and they called me about how they couldn’t reach them.
If I was employed by the employer, 100% they’ll get the address. This is for an APPLICATION. That you don’t even know for sure is the actual company. I hope people aren’t just giving their address out to any faceless “person” on the Internet that asks.
It’s so they can weed out potential applicants that are experiencing homelessness.
Same reason that so many jobs use algorithms to screen out applicants. They don’t want to hire anyone outside of their current networks. Nepotism is totally legal, just look at Jared Kushner
