Acceptable and Unacceptable Inquiries for Interviews and Employment Applications Topic Acceptable Unacceptable If Unacceptable, What Is the Reason? Age If age is a legal What is your date of Could be viewed as requirement, can ask birth? age discrimination "If hired, can you furnish proof of age?" or a statement that hire is subject to age verification. Attendance/reliability What hours and days How many children Could be viewed as can you work? do you have? discriminatory toward females Attendance/reliability Are there specific What religion are Could be viewed as times that you cannot you? religious work? discrimination Attendance/reliability Do you have What are your child Could be viewed as responsibilities other care arrangements? discriminatory toward than work that will females interfere with specific job requirements such as traveling? Attendance/reliability Do you have a Do you own a car? Could be considered reliable method of racial discrimination getting to work? Citizenship/ Are you legally What is your Could be considered national origin eligible for national origin? national origin employment in the Where are your discrimination United States? parents from? Citizenship/ Have you ever What is your maiden Could be considered national origin worked under a name? national origin different name? discrimination
Acceptable and Unacceptable Inquiries for Interviews and Employment Applications Topic Acceptable Unacceptable If Unacceptable, What Is the Reason? Age If age is a legal requirement, can ask "If hired, can you furnish proof of age?" or a statement that hire is subject to age verification. What is your date of birth? Could be viewed as age discrimination Attendance/reliability What hours and days can you work? How many children do you have? Could be viewed as discriminatory toward females Attendance/reliability Are there specific times that you cannot work? What religion are you? Could be viewed as religious discrimination Attendance/reliability Do you have responsibilities other than work that will interfere with specific job requirements such as traveling? What are your child care arrangements? Could be viewed as discriminatory toward females Attendance/reliability Do you have a reliable method of getting to work? Do you own a car? Could be considered racial discrimination Citizenship/ national origin Are you legally eligible for employment in the United States? What is your national origin? Where are your parents from? Could be considered national origin discrimination Citizenship/ national origin Have you ever worked under a different name? What is your maiden name? Could be considered national origin discrimination
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