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Illegal Job Interview Questions

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following questions about age are illegal to ask in a job interview (select all that apply):

a)

How old are you?

b)

Are you over the age of 18?

c)

What year did you graduate from high school?

d)

What is your exact date of birth?

2.

Which of the following is legal to ask about race, ethnicity, or color in a job interview?

a)

Tell us about your experience as a person of color.

b)

What is your ethnicity?

c)

Trick Question - all questions regarding race, ethnicity, or color are illegal

d)

Are you a native English speaker?

3.

Which of the following interview questions about religion are illegal?

a)

Do you celebrate Christmas?

b)

Will you need to pray during work hours?

c)

Are you free to work on Sundays?

d)

Who is someone that inspires you?

4.

Which of the following is the legal way to ask a question related to U.S. citizenship?

a)

Where were your parents born?

b)

Are you authorized to work in the United States?

c)

What is your nationality?

d)

What is your native language?

5.

Check all of the illegal interview questions related to family status.

a)

Are you married?

b)

Do you want to have kids someday?

c)

Who do you live with at home?

d)

Do you have someone to watch your children during work hours?

6.

It is (a)   to ask about height or weight in a job interview.

7.

Is it is legal to ask in a job interview:

"This job requires lifting 50 pound boxes. Are you able to lift a 50 pound box?"

a)

Yes - the question is legal.

b)

No - the question is illegal.

8.

Which of the following requests regarding disability is legal to ask during the hiring process?

a)

Please demonstrate how you would perform this job-related function.

b)

On this list, circle all of the disabilities that you have.

c)

Answer this question: are you able to perform the essential job functions with reasonable accommodations?

d)

Please fill out this medical history form.

9.

Which of the following questions is illegal to ask in a job interview regarding military service?

a)

In what branch of the Armed Forces did you serve?

b)

Were you dishonorably discharged from the military?

c)

What type of training and education did you receive in the military?

d)

What did you learn during your time in the military that could help you in this job?

10.

Which of the following job interview questions is legal (and yes, only one of them is legal):

a)

What clubs or organizations do you belong to?

b)

What is your gender?

c)

Have you ever been arrested before?

d)

Is cereal a soup?

11.

Is cereal a soup?

a)

Heck yes it is! cereal = soup for sure, 100%, no doubt about it

b)

Some soups are cold so I guess so...but I'm not happy about it

c)

I don't think so...but maybe? This question hurts my brain.

d)

No way. Nope. I refuse to put cereal in the soup category. Nuh uh. Absolutely not.