Hey Guys,
Attached is a document containing questions especially for recruiters and interviewers. These are the questions that should not be asked to the candidates during interviews as they may feel offended by them.
Hope next time you take care while conducting an interview!
Thanks,
Darshan
From India, Pune
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2Attached is a document containing questions especially for recruiters and interviewers. These are the questions that should not be asked to the candidates during interviews as they may feel offended by them.
Hope next time you take care while conducting an interview!
Thanks,
Darshan
From India, Pune
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Hello,
I read your interview questions. I have some comments to make. Can you please emphasize why a candidate should not be asked about his family, children, etc.? I agree many of your questions fall into the illegal category, but not all. It depends on the interviewer's reason behind asking questions pertaining to family, children, etc. What do you have to say?
From India, Mumbai
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I read your interview questions. I have some comments to make. Can you please emphasize why a candidate should not be asked about his family, children, etc.? I agree many of your questions fall into the illegal category, but not all. It depends on the interviewer's reason behind asking questions pertaining to family, children, etc. What do you have to say?
From India, Mumbai
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Hi,
I believe that any question that may make the candidate feel offended or hurt should not be asked. I have seen many interviewers asking candidates about their personal life, especially female candidates, such as: Are you married? Do you have children? Was your marriage for love? Do you have an affair with anyone? And so on. These questions really have nothing to do with their job, and there is no guarantee that they will give accurate answers. It is better to assess candidates based on their professional experience, expertise, and skills rather than personal information.
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Darshan
From India, Pune
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I believe that any question that may make the candidate feel offended or hurt should not be asked. I have seen many interviewers asking candidates about their personal life, especially female candidates, such as: Are you married? Do you have children? Was your marriage for love? Do you have an affair with anyone? And so on. These questions really have nothing to do with their job, and there is no guarantee that they will give accurate answers. It is better to assess candidates based on their professional experience, expertise, and skills rather than personal information.
Regards,
Darshan
From India, Pune
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Hi Darshan,
My comments to your doc are below. I have given the intensions of HR
Illegal and Sensitive Questions – Not to be asked
1. Are you able to work overtime, evenings and weekends?
Intention to know flexibility and commitment to work
2. How do you feel about attending conferences with (men) (women) ?
Behavioural question
3. What child care arrangements have you made?
To understand your situation and track your adaptability
4. What type of position does your spouse have?
To ensure that the work doesn't disturb the family commitments
5. Do you think that you can supervise (men) (women), and how do you think they will react?
Behavioural/ Leadership
6. This job has always been handled by a (female) (male). Do you think you can handle it?
Behavioural/ Leadership/ Attitude question
7. Are you willing to put career interests before self-interests?
Commitment to work
8. What are your computer skills? Would you be interested in doing some word processing?
This is a general question. Depends on JD
9. How do you feel about women's liberation?
Behavioural/ Leadership/ Attitude question
10. By the way, would you mind telling me: "Just how old are you?"
Attitude/ Reactions(How often do you over react)
11. How do you respond to authority?
Attitude/ Reactions
12. How do you define sexual harassment?
Attitude/ Reactions/ Relation at work
13. Where were you born?
General
14. What's your nationality?
General
15. Are you married, divorced, separated, or single?
General / to know commitments
16. Are you living/staying with anyone? (R u staying alone)
General / to know commitments
17. What holidays do you celebrate?
I am not sure of this- May be if you are taking an interview for a different region , you are asked this to know commitment level
18. Do you have any disabilities that affect your work?
Commitment level
19. What is your health situation like?
Commitment level
20. Have you ever been arrested?
Common question
21. Are you on any medications?
Common question – Commitment /adaptability
22. Do you ever abuse alcohol or drugs?
General - Attitude
23. How many children do you have?
Commitments
24. What church do you attend?
Reactions/Attitude
25. How do you think my older employees would react if I hired you?
Attitude
26. Do you have many debts?
Normally asked in Foreign countries… to know commitment level. They also verify if you have delayed any payments …
27. Do you own or rent your home?
Commitments
28. How much insurance do you have?
General
29. How much do you weigh?
Attitude – Not advised for opposite sex
30. Do you plan to have any more children?
Commitments
31. What does your spouse think about your career?
Commitments/Family background
32. Have you ever brought a law suit against an employer?
Attitude/ adaptability/ problemsolving
33. Have you ever filed for workers' comp?
General – in an industry- how do you adapt yourself at work and how careful you are at your work
34. Where do you usually go on vacation?
Commitments
35. What do you think about romance in the office?
Attitude – Not suggested for opposite sex
36. Have you ever been sexually harassed?
Attitude/ Morale
37. Do you have plans to get married?
Commitment
38. Tell me about your family.
Commitments
I believe these are questions asked world wide. So before asking such questions, please ensure that you are asking in right question at right place
Durga
From India, Hyderabad
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My comments to your doc are below. I have given the intensions of HR
Illegal and Sensitive Questions – Not to be asked
1. Are you able to work overtime, evenings and weekends?
Intention to know flexibility and commitment to work
2. How do you feel about attending conferences with (men) (women) ?
Behavioural question
3. What child care arrangements have you made?
To understand your situation and track your adaptability
4. What type of position does your spouse have?
To ensure that the work doesn't disturb the family commitments
5. Do you think that you can supervise (men) (women), and how do you think they will react?
Behavioural/ Leadership
6. This job has always been handled by a (female) (male). Do you think you can handle it?
Behavioural/ Leadership/ Attitude question
7. Are you willing to put career interests before self-interests?
Commitment to work
8. What are your computer skills? Would you be interested in doing some word processing?
This is a general question. Depends on JD
9. How do you feel about women's liberation?
Behavioural/ Leadership/ Attitude question
10. By the way, would you mind telling me: "Just how old are you?"
Attitude/ Reactions(How often do you over react)
11. How do you respond to authority?
Attitude/ Reactions
12. How do you define sexual harassment?
Attitude/ Reactions/ Relation at work
13. Where were you born?
General
14. What's your nationality?
General
15. Are you married, divorced, separated, or single?
General / to know commitments
16. Are you living/staying with anyone? (R u staying alone)
General / to know commitments
17. What holidays do you celebrate?
I am not sure of this- May be if you are taking an interview for a different region , you are asked this to know commitment level
18. Do you have any disabilities that affect your work?
Commitment level
19. What is your health situation like?
Commitment level
20. Have you ever been arrested?
Common question
21. Are you on any medications?
Common question – Commitment /adaptability
22. Do you ever abuse alcohol or drugs?
General - Attitude
23. How many children do you have?
Commitments
24. What church do you attend?
Reactions/Attitude
25. How do you think my older employees would react if I hired you?
Attitude
26. Do you have many debts?
Normally asked in Foreign countries… to know commitment level. They also verify if you have delayed any payments …
27. Do you own or rent your home?
Commitments
28. How much insurance do you have?
General
29. How much do you weigh?
Attitude – Not advised for opposite sex
30. Do you plan to have any more children?
Commitments
31. What does your spouse think about your career?
Commitments/Family background
32. Have you ever brought a law suit against an employer?
Attitude/ adaptability/ problemsolving
33. Have you ever filed for workers' comp?
General – in an industry- how do you adapt yourself at work and how careful you are at your work
34. Where do you usually go on vacation?
Commitments
35. What do you think about romance in the office?
Attitude – Not suggested for opposite sex
36. Have you ever been sexually harassed?
Attitude/ Morale
37. Do you have plans to get married?
Commitment
38. Tell me about your family.
Commitments
I believe these are questions asked world wide. So before asking such questions, please ensure that you are asking in right question at right place
Durga
From India, Hyderabad
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Hello Durga,
Thanks for providing the justifications; however, I am not entirely convinced by most of them, especially where you have mentioned "commitment." There are many other questions to assess their commitment. Interviews are generally conducted on professional terms rather than personal terms. A job interview is a conversation where you should inquire about their technical and professional skills. This is my belief. However, different individuals may have different opinions and points of view.
By the way, thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
Regards,
Darshan
From India, Pune
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Thanks for providing the justifications; however, I am not entirely convinced by most of them, especially where you have mentioned "commitment." There are many other questions to assess their commitment. Interviews are generally conducted on professional terms rather than personal terms. A job interview is a conversation where you should inquire about their technical and professional skills. This is my belief. However, different individuals may have different opinions and points of view.
By the way, thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
Regards,
Darshan
From India, Pune
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Durga, your justifications are not justified. At least in the US, there are state-specific regulations that prohibit such questions since they have the potential for discrimination related to age, gender, marital status, etc.
What church do you attend? Do you plan to have children? These questions do not have any bearing on jobs and only encourage discrimination. A person's religious orientation or family plans should not be taken into consideration for the job. If you desire to know the level of commitment of the concerned candidate, there are many other ways to do so.
I totally disagree with your answers and truly hope that you are not actually asking these questions to candidates. Unfortunately, people in India are not aware of these things and most of the time, candidates who appear for interviews are either too desperate to get a job or too timid to express their opinions about the questions since that in itself would most likely disqualify them from the possibility of being hired.
So, the employers should ensure that such questions are never asked.
From India, Hyderabad
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What church do you attend? Do you plan to have children? These questions do not have any bearing on jobs and only encourage discrimination. A person's religious orientation or family plans should not be taken into consideration for the job. If you desire to know the level of commitment of the concerned candidate, there are many other ways to do so.
I totally disagree with your answers and truly hope that you are not actually asking these questions to candidates. Unfortunately, people in India are not aware of these things and most of the time, candidates who appear for interviews are either too desperate to get a job or too timid to express their opinions about the questions since that in itself would most likely disqualify them from the possibility of being hired.
So, the employers should ensure that such questions are never asked.
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear All,
I'm 100% in agreement with Durga. It depends on the person, situation, or environment. So, there is nothing wrong in asking these questions according to the required requirements. However, Darshan's clarification is also mature.
Regards,
C. Bhushan Sharma
From India, Nagpur
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I'm 100% in agreement with Durga. It depends on the person, situation, or environment. So, there is nothing wrong in asking these questions according to the required requirements. However, Darshan's clarification is also mature.
Regards,
C. Bhushan Sharma
From India, Nagpur
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