Questions that interviewers can’t ask

You are finally asked to interview with a company that you have been targeting as a potential employer. You practice your interview questions and think that you are ready for anything. But are you? Before you go into an interview make sure that you know what an interviewer can ask and what they can’t ask. You are probably familiar with some questions that are against the law, such as questions of religion, age and Race there are others that can’t be asked also. Unfortunately some interviewers try to rephrase the questions to get the information that they want.

 

 

 Some interview questions that can't be asked...

• Religion – This is pretty well known as something that shouldn’t be discussed during an interview.  
• Age – Age discrimination is becoming quite a problem due to the population getting older. 
• Disability  
• National Origin – it shouldn’t matter where you come from in order to do a job 
• Birthplace – this goes along with the national origin question 
• Sex – Sexual orientation can’t be asked either

 So what should you do if you are asked an illegal question during an interview? That can be a tough question about answering it or not answering it can prevent you from being hired.

One solution is to Contact the EEOC and file a complaint. The EEOC has a webpage on how to file a complaint.


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