| Subject |
What they can ask you... |
What they can't ask you... |
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| Name |
♦ What is your full name?
♦ Have you ever worked under a
different name? |
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| Age |
♦ Do you meet the minimum age
requirements for employment?
(usually 18 years old) |
♦ How old are you?
♦ What is your birthdate? |
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| National Origin |
♦ Are you legally eligible to work in the
United States?
♦ What languages do you speak and
write fluently? |
♦ Where were you born?
♦ Where were your
parents born?
♦ What language do you
speak at home? |
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| Marital/Family Status |
♦ Do you have committments,
activities, or situations that would
cause conflict with potential work
schedules or attendance
requirements? |
♦ Are you married?
♦ Are you pregnant?
♦ Do you have children?
♦ Who will take care of
your children while you
are at work?
♦ Do you prefer to be
addressed Ms., Mrs., or
Miss? |
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| Education |
♦ Inquiries into degrees, public and
private schools attended, and their
relevance to a particular job. |
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| Experience |
♦ Inquiries into work experience, dates
of employment, and countries
applicant has visited. |
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| Military Experience |
♦ Experience and education in the
Armed Forces of the United States as
it relates to a specific job. |
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| Credit |
♦ Inquiries concerning an applicant's
credit ratings, charge accounts, etc.,
only as related to a particular job. |
♦ Do you own your home?
♦ Do you rent?
♦ Do you live with your
parents? |
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| Organizations |
♦ Inquiries into organizations of which
the applicant is a member, which do
not solicit discriminitory information.
I.E. "Were you involved in your
University's Chapter of American
Marketing Association?" is fine. |
♦ Were you involved with
the Latino Student
Organization in college?
♦ What church do you
attend? |
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| Race/Ethnicity |
♦ No inquiries. |
♦ No inquiries. |
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| Height/Weight |
♦ No inquiries. |
♦ No inquiries. |
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| Religion |
♦ No direct inquiries. |
♦ No direct inquiries. |
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| Photograph |
♦ NOT prior to hiring *UNLESS
needed for an occupation such as a
head shot of a news anchor. |
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