Questions about citizenship, race, disability, or other characteristics often skirt what’s allowed by law. Here’s what to do if you’re asked one.
Throughout the hiring process, managers typically assess a candidate’s suitability for a role by investigating their experience, communication abilities, and other relevant professional attributes. Nevertheless, some hiring managers continue to overstep boundaries by probing into protected information such as age, identity, disabilities, or familial status.
Of the men surveyed, 38% admit to asking illegal questions, compared with 23% of women. Women are believed to ask illegal questions less often due to their experiences “being on the other side of an illegal question” and losing out on an “opportunity because of it.”
A Resume Builder study that surveyed 1,000 U.S. hiring managers found that 1 in 3 hiring managers say that they knowingly ask illegal questions. Here is what you need to know:
- Hiring managers want to know how other priorities and situations affect employees’ ability to work
- Men are more likely to knowingly ask illegal questions than women
- Applicants often don’t know when they are being asked an illegal question
Read the complete Fast Company article BY CLAIRE ZHAO: https://www.fastcompany.com/91092181/hiring-managers-ask-illegal-questions-during-job-interviews
