Career Services
Interviews
Illegal Questions
Note that these questions delve into your personal life and are not legitimate occupational qualifications.
Illegal questions generally involve references to:race, religion, nationality, sex, birthplace, parents, age, request for a photograph, height, weight, marital status, children, spouse's name, arrests, etc.
You may be asked and need not answer the following questions:
| 1. |
Are you married? |
| 2. |
With whom do you live? |
| 3. |
If married, are you expecting to have children soon? |
| 4. |
What does your spouse do? |
| 5. |
Were your parents born in this country? |
| 6. |
How old are you? (But, may ask if you are legally old enough to work) |
| 7. |
Have you ever filed for bankruptcy? |
| 8. |
Where do you bank? |
| 9. |
Have you ever been arrested? (But, you may be asked to provide information on criminal convictions.) |
| 10. |
How tall are you? |
| 11. |
How much do you weigh?(But may be asked about height and weight if they are necessary for the performance of a job.) |
| 12. |
How many children do you have? |
| 13. |
If you have children, what kinds of day care arrangements have you made? |
| 14. |
What memberships do you hold in social, religious, and community groups? |
| 15. |
What is your military service status? |
| 16. |
If a veteran, what kind of discharge did you receive? |
| 17. |
Are you physically handicapped? |
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