The Most Common Illegal Job Interview Questions You Should Watch Out For

[Markbnj]

What are you supposed to do when they ask one of these questions? Threaten to sue?

Well if we're not doing satire anymore, then what I do is this: answer the question and hope I get the job.

 

[FerrelGeek]

Given that you put dates on your resume, college graduation, start/end dates of jobs, it's no stretch get within a couple years of your age.

 

[pontifex]

never been asked any of those that I can remember

 

[Imp]

You don't even need to ask for an age. Just ask for when you graduated college or school-high. I've been able to guess ages +/- 2 years most of the time doing that.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Why can't you ask age or health?

laws

 

[Sonikku]

As with any questions, you can refuse to answer these questions. And in so doing, get passed over for the job.

 

[zinfamous]

Why can't you ask age or health?

Hiring someone is a commitment and costs money. I think you should have some choice, bias and all.

ageism and what not. Point is, there are other ways to find answers to those questions without directly asking.

 

[zinfamous]

So what are the ideal or 'correct' anwers to these questions?

“How Old Are You?”
I AM 2015 years old.

“Have You Ever Been Arrested?”
Hundreds of times.

“How Is Your Health?”
I can defeat you without breaking a sweat in combat.

“Are You Married?”
I have many wives

“What Is Your Religion?”
I am a deity in multiple religions.

“What Is Your Nationality?”
I am earthican

“Do You Like to Drink Socially?”
I drink socially when Im not drinking alone.

“Have You Ever Used Drugs In the Past?”
Of course, as has everybody worth hiring.

Adding these to the list; hope you don't mind.

 

[Train]

You forgot "Are you/will you be pregnant?" that one can get you in a lot of trouble.

You also can't ask if they are "up for deployment", or anything else along those lines if they are in the guard or reserve.

 

[BurnItDwn]

ageism and what not. Point is, there are other ways to find answers to those questions without directly asking.

When you were a child, did you play outside a lot?
Did you listen to radio drama shows a lot?
Did you watch black and white programming a lot?
Did you have a computer in the house as a child?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

When you were a child, did you play outside a lot?
Did you listen to radio drama shows a lot?
Did you watch black and white programming a lot?
Did you have a computer in the house as a child?

These are waste of time questions. The only thing that is relevant is can they perform the job and will they add value to the team or business. You're usually sitting face to face its not that challenging to guess someone's age but that defeats the point. The goal is to hire the right person.

 

[BurnItDwn]

These are waste of time questions. The only thing that is relevant is can they perform the job and will they add value to the team or business. You're usually sitting face to face its not that challenging to guess someone's age but that defeats the point. The goal is to hire the right person.

I realize this, but most 'ageists' are living under the preconceived notion that once a person hits a certain age that they become useless or worth less ... Ageists are therefore trying to exclude certain groups of people from their candidate pool based on nonsense rather than actual real life things.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I realize this, but most 'ageists' are living under the preconceived notion that once a person hits a certain age that they become useless or worth less ... Ageists are therefore trying to exclude certain groups of people from their candidate pool based on nonsense rather than actual real life things.

I see thanks. When I was a hiring manager it used to drive me nuts when the hot girl got hired because she's hot.

 

[DrPizza]

I cannot recall ever having to answer any questions like that. However, I was on a team interview and one of the team members asked, "are you married, and if so, will you and your wife be moving into this community?" I immediately interjected, "I'm sorry, please don't answer that question." But, I was questioned by several people who seemed upset with me interrupting the interview question - I had to point out to them that the question was illegal to ask during an interview, and potentially would open the door to a lawsuit if the candidate hadn't been hired.

 

[LevelSea]

You ever been in a cockpit before?
You ever seen a grown man naked?

 

[zinfamous]

When you were a child, did you play outside a lot?
Did you listen to radio drama shows a lot?
Did you watch black and white programming a lot?
Did you have a computer in the house as a child?

In the event of an emergency, could you please demonstrate how to use this device to call for help?

Is this device:

a: a waffle iron
b: a phone
c: both

What does one do when they notice a cloud?

(answer) :

 

[IronWing]

In the event of an emergency, could you please demonstrate how to use this device to call for help?

I have weird recurring dreams about trying to dial a number and not being able to work a rotary phone.

Also, where did you find that weird ass phone?

 

[1sikbITCH]

what if they hand you a questionnaire with all those questions on it as a prerequisite to getting the interview?

every retail job in the country used to in the 90s the last time I worked retail.

You yutes reading this thread seeking job advice should pay attention to this man. In today's world you scroll through Facebook and Youtube on your way to emailing your resume to some anonymous ads you skimmed through while taking the morning dump. With the world at your fingertips you have surfed the entire job market by the time you squeeze out the last little nugget and reach for the TP.

We didn't have no massive internet at our fingertips in the 90s, not like it is now. This means that this man left his commode, his abode, and his family to travel countless thousands of miles door to door in his wood-paneled station wagon full of encyclopedias, bibles, and vacuum cleaners eating nasty food at nasty diners and screwing nasty hookers in nasty rat infested motels applying for every single retail job in the ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY trying to support his family because that's what a man does. Manimal you're a goddamn inspiration. And evidently part man and animal making you a superhero as well. I can't believe they discriminated against superheroes back then.

The 90s were a dark time :ninja:

 

[1sikbITCH]

I have weird recurring dreams about trying to dial a number and not being able to work a rotary phone.

Also, where did you find that weird ass phone?

That phone is what a phone was back in the 50s. There was nothing else. Just that. One day they made one that wasn't black. It was like CHRISTMAS.

 

[QueBert]

When I want to know a females age, I ask her what song was played at their prom.

 

[IronWing]

That phone is what a phone was back in the 50s. There was nothing else. Just that. One day they made one that wasn't black. It was like CHRISTMAS.

That one is weird for America but I guess it was standard for Europe.

 

[Slew Foot]

Anyone who doesnt want to answer a question I ask can kindly GTFO

 

[IronWing]

Anyone who doesnt want to answer a question I ask can kindly GTFO

Period.

 

[Bock]

The most common question where I work after you get hired.. Literally on your first day is "Would you suck a dick for $1 million cash?" Ofc only the guys get asked this but still :ninja:

Edit: The scary thing is the responses going up the chain. Managers - say yeah but timidly, the regional guys - they ask for more money & get vividly explicit with the response, the owner - just smiles & makes a joke about how he got money to start the place. :hmm:

 

[slugg]

I look really young. I've also been working "real" jobs since I was 19. The number one problem I've faced in my career is my age; I've been clearly and blatantly discriminated against and there's simply nothing I can do. Hell, I've even had a boss say "I don't have to listen to you because you're XX years old."

The "how old are you" question still comes up in some interviews. When it does, I never get a call back. Such is life.