What are some legal and illegal interview questions?
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How many children do you have? This question is inappropriate for two reasons. ...
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What country are your parents from? ...
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What is your native language? ...
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What is your height? ...
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Have you ever been arrested? ...
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Do you own your own home? ...
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Did you serve in the military? ...
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How old are you?
What are some legal questions to ask during an interview?
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What education do you have?
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What experience qualifies you for this job?
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Do you have licenses and certifications for this job?
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Are you willing to travel?
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What name(s) are your work records under?
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Do you have the legal right to work in the United States?
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Are you available for overtime?
What are rude questions?
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OMG! Have you put on weight? ...
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When are you getting married? Image Source. ...
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What!!! You broke up! ...
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How much money do you make? Image Source. ...
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How old are you? Image Source. ...
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Not working? ...
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What is your religion? ...
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Why are you still single?
How do you answer why should I hire you?
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Show that you have skills and experience to do the job and deliver great results. ...
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Highlight that you’ll fit in and be a great addition to the team. ...
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Describe how hiring you will make their life easier and help them achieve more.
What questions can an employer ask?
When you actually have a job, your employer is normally only allowed to require
a medical exam
or ask medical questions if they have reason to believe that the existence of a condition or disability will impact upon an employee’s ability to perform their job safely and properly, or to support an employee’s request that ...
What employers can ask?
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Race.
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Religious beliefs.
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Colour.
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Gender (including pregnancy and sexual harassment)
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Gender expression.
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Gender identity.
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Physical disability.
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Mental disability.
How do you answer an inappropriate question?
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I’d rather not say.
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I’d prefer not to talk about that.
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I’d rather not get into [this topic] at this event.
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I’d prefer not to discuss this right now.
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I’m sorry, that’s private.
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That’s a little too personal.
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That topic is too difficult to discuss at this moment.
How can you close an interview?
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Ask pointed questions about the job and the company. ...
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Restate your interest in the position. ...
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Summarize why you’re the one for the job. ...
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Find out next steps. ...
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Send thank-you emails.
What questions are you not legally permitted to ask why?
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Age.
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Race.
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Ethnicity.
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Color.
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Gender.
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Sex.
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Sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Country of origin.
Why are some interview questions illegal?
Illegal job interview questions
solicit information from job candidates that could be used to discriminate against them
. Asking questions about a candidate’s age, race, religion, or gender could open a company up to a discrimination lawsuit.
What are the 3 best questions to ask in an interview?
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Is this a new role or has this role existed previously with your company? ...
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Who are the main people and groups I’d be collaborating with? ...
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What are some of the paths you see in your company for the person who holds this position?
Can I ask someone’s age in an interview?
Remember that
while you can’t ask someone’s age
, it’s perfectly legal to ensure they’re legally old enough to work for you. ... Where your candidate is from is immaterial; the real question is if they can legally work here.
How do you answer illegal interview questions?
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Gracefully avoid the question and steer the conversation elsewhere.
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Keep your answers short, broad and general.
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Redirect a question to your interviewer.
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Ask the interviewer why the question is relevant to your job.
Edited and fact-checked by the FixAnswer editorial team.