How Do You Handle Illegal Job Interview Questions?
Questions that involve gender, age or sexual orientation are not legally permissible in a job interview. You should answer only those questions that pertain to fitness for employment only. Follow these steps to handle any inappropriate questions. Listen carefully to all questions during the job interview. Sometimes a prospective employer will ask you unfair questions just to test your ability to react appropriately. This may not indicate unfair practice. Regard interviewers as testers. It is their responsibility to predict your fitness for employment in their facility with their customers. If you can’t deal adequately with the pressures they foresee, you may not be a good fit. Don’t lash back in a job interview when you’re presented with illegal questions. Handle the situation with decorum. In some cases, stress can cause an interviewer to forget his or her own place. Visit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Web site for more on illegal job interview questions and how to
