3 Interview Questions To Avoid

Friendly. Harmless. Deadly.


More employees, more problems. Seriously! 


When hiring a new member of your team, do you know what questions to avoid? Some questions you may consider to be friendly or harmless can cause more harm than you ever thought imaginable. Hiring an individual is serious business and done wrong, you could be in serious trouble.


Avoid asking the following questions during job interviews:

How Old Are You?

Age related questions are never, never, never.... NEVER appropriate to ask a candidate during a job interview. Age is such a hot issue that there is Federal law prohibiting discrimination based upon ones age. If you, for whatever reason, must inquire about a candidates age, do so by asking more appropriate, more indirect questions, such as: Are you over 18? ... This question is generally safe to ask. 

When Did You Move To The United States?

You can and should always verify a persons legal right to obtain employment in the United States. However, you should never ask a candidate directly about citizenship or their birth country. 

Are You [Insert Any Religion Here]?

I can't ever imagine a time when a candidates personal religious affiliations would ever be any of your concern. You should never ask about a persons religious affiliations. Because some religions observe certain days/holidays as days when work can not be done, you can ask about a candidates availability. When asking about a candidates availability, you should always inform the candidate that your organization does make reasonable exceptions for people to exercise their religious beliefs. 

Above are 3 interview questions to avoid asking candidates during job interviews. There are many more questions you should avoid asking interviewees to avoid legal issues. Educate yourself. Hiring is serious business.