Attorney-reviewed analysis of employment and job search services
Job platforms collect some of the most sensitive personal information: your work history, salary expectations, employment status, and career aspirations. This data is valuable not just for matching you with jobs, but for advertisers, recruiters, and data brokers. I've analyzed what these platforms do with your professional identity—and what you're agreeing to when you upload that resume.
| Company | Score | Resume Sharing | Data Retention | Profile Visibility | Notes |
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| 65 B- | Opt-Out Available | Years | Controllable | Best in Category | |
| 58 C+ | Limited | Years | Anonymity Issues | ||
| 52 C | Extensive | Indefinite | Complex Settings | ||
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45 C- | Aggressive | Indefinite | Auto-Apply Features | Lowest in Category |
Uploaded resumes often become part of searchable databases accessible to recruiters, staffing agencies, and in some cases, data brokers. Your employment history may be shared more widely than expected.
Job seeking activity can be visible to current employers, either through platform features or data leakage. "Confidential" job searches aren't always confidential.
Salary expectations and history become valuable data points used for pricing decisions, market research, and recruiter negotiations—often against the job seeker's interests.
Deleting your account rarely means deleting your data. Employment history, resume content, and application records may persist indefinitely in company databases.
Each job platform's terms of service, privacy policy, and data practices are reviewed by attorneys using my Consumer Fairness Index. I evaluate resume data handling, employment visibility controls, third-party data sharing, and profile deletion procedures. Job platforms are assessed on both job seeker and employer-facing terms. Scores are updated when terms change.
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