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Did you know that in the US there are questions classified as illegal questions and if asked by the interviewer, the interviewee can legally sue the company for damages? Questions such as age, race, religion?
Illegal questions in the US to be ask during an interview are race, age, sexual orientation, if you plan to have children (female), marital status, asking for your Facebook password, observing holidays, are you a US citizen, how long have you lived here, how long do you plan to work here before you retire, do you belong to a social club, organization or political party, do you have children, can you get a sitter on short notice when you need to travel, who is your closest relative to be notified in an emergency, what is your maiden name , are your parents working, are you pregnant, what do you think of interoffice dating, do you take drugs (prescription drugs are of limits), do you smoke or drink, height and weight , direct Health questions which could discriminate against you, like how often have you been sick last year, do you have any disabilities, any past /resent illnesses or operations, how far is your commute, do you live nearby, have you been arrested, have you been honorable discharged from the military, are you in the National Guard, tell me how your military service can benefit our company, how do you feel like supervising a female/male, this job been done always by a man/woman how can you measure up to this, what is your native tong;
Have you been reprimanded? Please be aware no former employer can give out this kind of information, they only can verify you have worked for the company !
Age, Race, and Religion have been off-limits for decades. Only recently (within the last15-20 years) have the issues of sexual orientation and family status drawn attention. A good interviewer that can draw that information out of an applicant without asking the off-limit questions is worth their weight in gold. The health questions are not as off-limit as you might think. If the job in question has physical requirements it is perfectly acceptable to ask if the applicant has any limitations that would preclude them doing the job. Our local hospital will not hire anyone who uses tobacco and their medical insurance for employees is a tiered cost based on your Body Mass Index. Obviously those questions have to be asked. I have never heard of an issue with questions about military service. Many employers give preference to applicant with an honorable discharge and will have a place for the DD-214 in the application.
This should be implemented in all countries of the world
It is good that questions in relation to age, race, religion are illegal interview questions in the US. The interviewer should only be concerned about the candidates qualification and ability to work.
· But normally the interviewer can know about these facts by going through the BIO-DATA of the candidate or can also get the information from the job consultancy.
· If the interviewer has a prejudice it is better that he does not invite people he does not want rather than inviting them and then rejecting them.
· Given the right environment and proper education people from every race and religious community can excel.
· Immigrants from Asia and Africa have done well in Europe and US and shown enthusiasm towards hard work.
· People from South Asia have excelled in Dubai when they got the opportunity to excel.
