{"id":306,"date":"2025-09-15T13:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/12-9-be-aware-of-illegal-interview-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:19:46","slug":"12-9-be-aware-of-illegal-interview-questions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/12-9-be-aware-of-illegal-interview-questions\/","title":{"raw":"12.9 Be Aware of Illegal Interview Questions","rendered":"12.9 Be Aware of Illegal Interview Questions"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"12.9-be-aware-of-illegal-interview-questions\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2024) highlights it is illegal to ask interview questions that are not related to the job. The following list includes questions considered illegal:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Are you biracial?<\/li>\n \t<li>Are you pregnant?<\/li>\n \t<li>Have you ever been arrested?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you plan to have children within the next year?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you attend church?<\/li>\n \t<li>What languages do you speak at home?<\/li>\n \t<li>I hear an accent. Where are you from?<\/li>\n \t<li>Are you a US citizen?<\/li>\n \t<li>Are you married?<\/li>\n \t<li>How many children do you have?<\/li>\n \t<li>Who takes care of your kids when you are at work?<\/li>\n \t<li>Is your spouse currently employed?<\/li>\n \t<li>List all your mental and physical disabilities.<\/li>\n \t<li>List the medications you are currently taking.<\/li>\n \t<li>Have you ever filed any workers\u2019 compensation claims?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you have any relatives that have been diagnosed with cancer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Venus Gentile, a contributor to Monster.com offers tips on how one can <a class=\"rId33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monster.com\/career-advice\/article\/illegal-interview-questions?msockid=04cec60dd3ae6389183fd6e0d20e6237\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">respond to illegal interview questions<\/span><\/a>. Be aware of laws that prohibit illegal interview questions and be prepared to respond tactfully so you can steer the conversation to the role for which you are interviewing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"12.9-be-aware-of-illegal-interview-questions\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2024) highlights it is illegal to ask interview questions that are not related to the job. The following list includes questions considered illegal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you biracial?<\/li>\n<li>Are you pregnant?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever been arrested?<\/li>\n<li>Do you plan to have children within the next year?<\/li>\n<li>Do you attend church?<\/li>\n<li>What languages do you speak at home?<\/li>\n<li>I hear an accent. Where are you from?<\/li>\n<li>Are you a US citizen?<\/li>\n<li>Are you married?<\/li>\n<li>How many children do you have?<\/li>\n<li>Who takes care of your kids when you are at work?<\/li>\n<li>Is your spouse currently employed?<\/li>\n<li>List all your mental and physical disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>List the medications you are currently taking.<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever filed any workers\u2019 compensation claims?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any relatives that have been diagnosed with cancer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Venus Gentile, a contributor to Monster.com offers tips on how one can <a class=\"rId33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monster.com\/career-advice\/article\/illegal-interview-questions?msockid=04cec60dd3ae6389183fd6e0d20e6237\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">respond to illegal interview questions<\/span><\/a>. 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