Questions They Can’t Ask During an Interview

Here are some job interview questions that an employer can not ask you during a job interview. If any of these do come up during an interview, it should be a red flag:

  • Are you married?
  • Do you intend to get married?
  • What’s the origin of your name?
  • Have you ever been divorced?
  • When were you in the hospital last?
  • Are you a member of a religious group?
  • Do you have children?
  • Are you a single parent?
  • Do you live by yourself?
  • Do you drink?
  • How many people live in your household?
  • Do you have someone who can take care of a sick child?
  • What languages do your parents speak?
  • What’s your sexual orientation?
  • Are you straight?
  • Are you a democrat/republican?
  • What language do you speak at home?
  • Do you have a maiden name?
  • Where does your spouse work?
  • How old are you?
  • What’s your nationality?
  • What are your views on abortion?
  • Are you bilingual? (unless job related)
  • What church are you a member of?
  • Where are your parent’s from?
  • With what political party are you affiliated?
  • What health problems do you have?
  • What were you like as a child?
  • Do you practice birth control?
  • Do you have any back problems?

There are a ton more, but these are the basic ones they can not ask you during a job interview.


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