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Discriminating hiring based on certain things is illegal (for example, martial and/or parental status). If you ask about these things during an interview, even
by RHSeeger 5y ago
Discriminating hiring based on certain things is illegal (for example, martial and/or parental status). If you ask about these things during an interview, even casually, and then do not hire the person, they have basis to claim you did it because of what they learned about that status.
Also, I believe in some places, it's illegal to ask what they were making at a previous job. This might be something that an interviewer discusses if they don't know about the rule.
There's just a lot of little landmines like that.
- kevinmchugh 5y agoEmployers should have training for interviewers that includes discussion of protected classes but it's not that hard. Don't ask questions that are irrelevant to the interview. If you need to make pleasantries, stick to very broad questions, eg "how's your day going so far?", "How about this weather?". There's no legitimate reason most of the protected classes should come up in an interview. Sometimes people will ask "where are you from?" or similar during an interview, and that's in the off-limits category.