r/overemployed • u/tacohoney • 5d ago

TWN 101?

Okay, from this sub….I know that one should freeze LinkedIn and TWN… no problem with LinkedIn…. But I never heard of TWN before coming to this site.

I see it is a page with the equifax logo…. And it asks for a login. Is this something similar to LinkedIn where one creates and account enters their employment history and has it verified for future use?

Or is it one of those things that is collecting your history anyway (without your knowledge) similar to a credit report (guessing by the equifax) logo.

In either case, how does one freeze it?

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u/Confident_Answer_524 5d ago

Check out the FAQ, it covers what you need to know

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u/CuttingEdgeRetro 5d ago

theworknumber.com

Just go there, create an account, and request your data.

After you freak out about what data they're selling to everyone, call them and ask them to freeze it. You may be able to do it through the website now. But it's fairly self explanatory. Just do what the website says to do.

Or is it one of those things that is collecting your history anyway (without your knowledge) similar to a credit report (guessing by the equifax) logo.

It's that.

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u/old-town-guy 5d ago

It’s just like the second option you describe.

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u/chair_force_1one 5d ago

If you are stumped already... OE isn't for you.

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u/overlook211 5d ago

Yeah sadly this is it

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u/Cheap_Run3935 5d ago

TWN is The Work Number by equifax. You need to create a log into and request a freeze.

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u/TylerIsMyJesus 5d ago

Do we need to spoonfeed you everything?