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Show Must Have Social Security Card for Holiday Jobs ' Some employers won't hire people unless they have a social security number so students and others planning to get holiday jobs should apply for a number without delay if they don't already have one, according to Johh Wainwright, social security district manager in Grand Junction, CO. When you don't recall having had a social security number before your application applica-tion is screened against central files in Baltimore to make sure a second number isn't issued to you and screening takes time. - You should apply for your social security number at least several weeks before you need it for a job. ' You can get information about applying by calling or writing any social security office. People build disability, survivors, sur-vivors, retirement, and Medicare Medi-care protection by work and earnings credited to their social security number. Workers Work-ers get credit if they're paid $50 or more in a 3-month calendar quarter for work covered by social security. More than nine out of 10 jobs are covered by social security. Your social security number is yours alone and remains the same for life. When you get a job covered by social security, be sure your employer copies your name and number correctly cor-rectly from your social security card to his record. People applying for a social security number for the first time may be asked to prove their age, identity, and citzen-ship, citzen-ship, according to Wainwright. Wain-wright. The Grand Junction social security office is at 101 S. Third Street. The phone number, is 242-6116. |