Marital Status
Inappropriate: Are you married? Is this your maiden or married name?, With whom do you live?
Appropriate: After hiring you will find out, marital status on tax and insurance forms
Parental Status
Inappropriate: How many kids do you have?, Do you plan to have children?, Are you pregnant?
Appropriate: After hiring, asking for dependent information on tax and insurance forms
Age
Inappropriate: How old are you?, What year were you born?, When did you graduate from high school?
Appropriate: Before hiring, ask if they are over the legal minimum age for the hours or working conditions, in compliance with state or Federal labor laws. After hiring, verify legal minimum age with a birth certificate or other ID, and ask age on insurance forms
National Origin
Inappropriate: Where were you born?, Where are your parents from?, What's your heritage?
Appropriate: Verifying legal U.S. residence or work visa status
Race or Skin Color
Inappropriate: What race are you?, Are you a member of a minority group?
Appropriate: Generally indicate equal opportunity employment.
Religion or Creed
Inappropriate: What religion are you?, Which religious holidays will you be taking off from work?, Do you attend church regularly?
Appropriate: Religion should not play a role in your hiring decisions.
Criminal Record
Inappropriate: Have you ever been arrested?, Have you ever spent a night in jail?
Appropriate: Questions about convictions by civil or military courts are allowed, if accompanied by a disclaimer that answers will not necessarily cause loss of job opportunity. Specific convictions, if related to fitness to perform the job. Employers can ask only about convictions and not arrests.
Disability
Inappropriate: Do you have any disabilities?, What's your medical history?, How does your condition affect your abilities?
Appropriate: Ask if they can perform specific duties of the job. After hiring, ask about medical history on insurance forms.
Avoiding Inappropriate Interview Questions - To learn more about this author, visit Christopher Palumbo's Website.
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Christopher Palumbo
(Visit Christopher's Website)
Brand Director, Christopher Palumbo
Christopher Palumbo holds degrees in
Industrial Design, Economics, as well as
an MBA in Industrial Administration from
Carnegie Mellon University. Following
business school, Mr. Palumbo began his
career as a partner in a real estate
development company, where he developed
branding concepts for resort communities
in South Florida and the Carolina's. From
there his business accomplishments grew as
he orchestrated the complete turnaround of
a failing national real estate developer.
Soon after, Christopher changed gears and
used his talents to create an
award-winning World Gym concept store,
which now serves as the working model for
the Company's retail based fitness centers
worldwide. He owned and operated two
successful health clubs in the Carolinas,
which were purchased by Gold's Gym in
2003. Chris utilized his position within
the organization to orchestrate a
turnaround and capitalization plan for the
World Gym™ brand. To date, he has worked
with many of the largest and most
reputable companies in the fitness and
leisure industries, and is frequently
featured in industry and national press.
www.c
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