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I was very surprised to see the admission of his giving family information. Employers are prohibited from asking such questions here in the US, and I've always
by ds9 13y ago
I was very surprised to see the admission of his giving family information. Employers are prohibited from asking such questions here in the US, and I've always thought it improper to put it on a resume. It either invites unfavorable discrimination or comes across as a ploy for sympathy or favoritism.
It may have been a lesser factor in this case, but I would guess hardly anyone does this today, and I had thought it was no longer considered OK even before the 90s.
- larrys 13y ago"Employers are prohibited from asking such questions here in the US" Regardless of what you can ask you can always ping people and find out answers. You can discuss your own situation and see a reaction on the part of the person you are speaking with. Takes a bit of creativity. I know of someone who wanted to hire only puerto ricans for his bricks and mortar store (forgetting the reason). So you can't advertise for "puerto ricans" but you can say "knowledge of spanish a plus".
- jacalata 13y agoI don't think Australia has the same protected class aspect as the US, so it may well be more acceptable there.