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Interview Questions Not Allowed

By on April 29, 2009 in Interviews

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By now everyone reading these sites has been on numerous job interviews in the past. We have all experienced the interview question’s several times, the one’s that are so over used there is practically a book on how to give the perfect answer to them, the one’s that are illegal but are asked anyway, and the one’s that we look at the interviewer with a blank expression because the question is so dumb we can’t believed they asked it.

Below are some question’s found on Business Pundit that should not be asked on an interview, so if your looking to hire some new employees, keep these question’s out of your routine dialogue to save yourself some hassle.
●What interests you about our company? Well…most likely it’s purely that you are hiring right now.
●Have you ever sued an employer before? Definitely illegal right along with any questions on age, race, health, marital status and family issues to name a few.
●Can you work under pressure? In today’s economy with people needing jobs of any kind…who will actually say no to this one?
●Do you ever abuse alcohol or drugs? First of all…this is illegal, and second…what if it’s both?
●What is your biggest weakness? Surprisingly this is actually another illegal question to ask.

What are some outrageous question’s you have ever been asked during an interview?

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  • http://wahm.business-opportunities.biz Angela Shupe

    “What is your biggest weakness?” surprises me a little. I had no idea it was illegal to ask that.

    When I was in school one of the classes I took taught us how to prepare for a job interview, etc. That was one of the questions we practiced answering.

  • Jennifer in GA

    I was actually asked ALL of the following quests on my last interview.
    1. Are you married?
    2. Perez….are you Spanish or is your husband?
    3. You got any kids?
    4. You got any family here?
    5. Do you smoke?
    6. You got anything wrong with you? Are you sick or have help problems?
    7. Do you have any disabilities that would prevent you from coming into work a lot?
    8. Do you do drugs? So, you don’t smoke pot?
    9. How’s your driving record? Have you ever had a DUI?
    10. Do you live nearby?
    11. How long have you lived here?
    12. Do you have any family here?
    13. Have you ever been arrested? (I was asked – Have you even been in jail?)
    14. How do you feel about working with all women? Will that be a problem for you? Have you had issues in the past with working with other women?

    I felt so uncomfortable I had no idea what to do. I want the job so, I answered them. But when he asked about my medical history and if I had children I had to look around and make sure I wasn’t part of a joke. Since, there was someone else interviewing me as well I tried to ignore some of his questions, but he would repeat them until I answered. I was asked maybe 2 or 3 questions about my abilities, skills, and experience. I didn’t know what to do and left the interview with my jaw open and shaking my head.

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