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delianeal said,         
February 24 2010

I actually had a panel interview (7 people on it) during which I was asked:
- will your husband mind if you have to work extra hours?
- do you have children?

I was so shocked, I answered. Part of my shock lay in the fact that none of the other panel members intervened. They all just waited for me to hurry up and answer!
I was under the (apparently mistaken) assumption that EVERYONE knew about the “forbidden” questions. Silly me!

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James said,         
February 25 2010

Delia,

Now that surprises me yet doesn’t surprise me.It’s amazing how so many interviewers have no idea that there are illegal questions. I think the problem is that very few companies take the time to properly train people on how to interview.

Did you end up with an offer?

James

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delianeal said,         
February 26 2010

No. . . they ended up hiring yet another white male with an appropriate number of children. :-)

actually, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I later learned that the job wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. I did write a letter to the Big boss (who wasn’t part of the interviews) and told him about the interview. He promised to make some changes.
Meanwhile, I guess I’m just glad I don’t work in that kind of culture!!

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20 Revealing Interview Questions | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development said,         
March 10 2010

[...] few weeks back, I listed out 25 Questions that are illegal to ask during a job interview. This generated a lot of buzz and I had several readers contact me regarding legal ways to get the [...]

 

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