4 ms·
When conducting interviews in the U.S., I'm very careful when asking soft questions like that. If a candidate's answer included a book that touched on a topic
by DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
When conducting interviews in the U.S., I'm very careful when asking soft questions like that.
If a candidate's answer included a book that touched on a topic from some legally-protected class (e.g., race, religion, or sexuality) and that person didn't get hired, it could be one more piece of ammunition in a hiring-discrimination lawsuit. (I do wonder if I'm being overly cautious on this.)
I'd probably rework the question to something like, "Have you found any good books, websites, etc. that you've found useful for growing the skills this position requires?"
- randomdude402 7y agoNot to sound like a jerk, but that sounds a little paranoid to me.
- eyjafjallajokul 7y agoYou’re entitled to your opinion, but what GP is saying is factually correct.
- DoofusOfDeath 7y agoNot offense taken. It's hard to know if it's overly cautious or not. Company legal and HR advice seems very conservative considering how rarely I hear about such lawsuits actually happening. But I'm hiring on behalf of the company, so I let the people above me choose their risk tolerance.
- ipnon 7y agoIt's their job to be defensive. Given the low frequency of incidents, it can appear paranoid because they appear to be defending against something that never happens from a individual point of view.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]