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"No" = Illegal to ask an Applicant;
"Yes" = Not Illegal to ask an Applicant.
(trying to remember the items per "Civil Rights Acts of 1964, Title VII; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and Americans With Disabilities Act "ADA" of 1991, Title I)

#1:
Q: "Of what country are you a citizen?"
A: No.
Reason: Discrimination per Nationality.

#2:
Q: "Are there any hours or regularly scheduled work days you are unwilling to work?"
A: Maybe No, Maybe Yes.
Reason for "No": Discrimination per Religion.
Reason for "Yes": Scheduling of Night and Weekend Work.

#3:
Q: "How old are you?"
A: No.
Reason: Discrimination per Age.

#4:
Q: "Please list or state your academic, vocational or professional education and schools attended?"
A: Yes.
Reason: May be additional benefits, or even requirements for the intended Position.

#5:
Q: "Have you ever changed your name, by court order or otherwise?"
A: No.
Reason: Name changes are Confidential.

#6:
Q: "If hired, can you provide proof of age? (for minors)"
A: Yes.
Reason: Child Labor Laws!!!

#7:
Q: "What religious denomination are you? or
Do you attend religious services?"
A: No.
Reason: Discrimination per Religion.

#8:
Q: "Are you able to perform the essential functions of the positions for which you are applying for?"
A: No.
Reason: Discrimination per Medical History (often violated!).

#9:
Q: "Are you pregnant, do you plan on becoming pregnant?"
A: No.
Reason: Status of Pregnancy information is irrelevant.

#10:
Q: "Are you a citizen of the United States?"
A: No.
Reason: Discrimination per Nationality. Information pertaining to Citizenship is disclosed on Form I-9 (IRS).

#11:
Q: "What is your native language?"
A: Yes.
Reason: Not Discrimination per Nationality question.

#12:
Q: "Have you ever worked for this company under a different name?"
A: No.
Reason: Name changes are Confidential.

#13:
Q: "What is your marital status?"
A: Not sure on this one, but "My Gut Feelings" say _No_.
Reason: Spousal information is irrelevant.

#14:
Q: "What languages can you read or speak fluently?"
A: Yes.
Reason: Bi-lingual Personnel are assets in many places.

#15:
Q: "Have you ever been arrested?"
A: No.
Reason: Irrelevant.

#16:
Q: "What is your height and weight?"
A: Yes.
Reason: Mainly is not a Discriminative question.

#17:
Q: "Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, when/what is the disposition?"
A: No.
Reason: Irrelevant.

#18:
Q: "Are your parents, spouse, or family, citizens of the United States?"
A: Sounds like "No", but may be "Yes"???.

#19:
Q: "In what country did you attend school?"
A: Yes.

#20:
Q: "What kind of work does your spouse do?"
A: No.
Reason: Spousal information is irrelevant.

It has been a while since I have done any interviewing for new Employees, but when I did the Interviews, the questions and topics discussed were directed towards the past work experience of the Candidate, and a small part towards Education and future goals.
All other information listed on Application went along the guidelines listed at the top part of this post.

I tended to keep off all Personal stuff of Candidates during Interviews - since this is of no relevance anyway. Only focused on what was relevant to the Company's well-being, which would be the Person's qualifications and where to place that Person, if accepted.
However, there were a few times when Candidates mentioned something of interest - like Trains, Music (instruments), Injunearring (Engineering), Corn-Puters (Computers), and such, which were openly discussed.

Kind of miss those days! [Linked Image]
Now I am "In The Other Seat!" being Interviewed, rather than doing the Interviewing.
Let me tell ya, I have been thrown way too many questions which are definite "No-No's", and so many "Borderlining No-No's"!!!
Even some of the Applications have No-No's imbedded!
Then there are some of the "Pre Qualification Electrician's Quizzes" which are very inadequate, or simply written very poorly, that I went and added so much "Examples and/or Exceptions" writing - in addition to my (possibly) already long-winded answer, that I either frightened off, confused, or just irritated the Interviewer; resulting in "Thank You For Your Time, We Will Contact You".

However, had 3 "Good" Leads, which had good Applications, Great Interviewers and a decent quiz!
These People have called back, and I am on the fence as to which one to choose from.

Scott35

edited spelling errors - which were not intended! [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by Scott35 (edited 10-02-2006).]

Scott " 35 " Thompson
Just Say NO To Green Eggs And Ham!