Although this mock interview questions is not realistic, it points out many questions that are illegal. Although you may want to know information about your candidate, there are many questions that are illegal and violate many laws. After reading the, 20 potentially illegal/unethical questions asked in the interview. For each one completed the following questions under the question:

Where were your parents born?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

What does your parents do for work?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

You are a US Citizen Right?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Would it be an issue if I asked for a birth certificate? Will it be the original one?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

What Religion do you practice?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

You look kind of young. Are you?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

You also look skinny do you have health issues?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Are you a Lesbian?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Do you and your spouse live together?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

What does your family think of this?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Do you plan to get married anytime soon?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Do you plan to have a family anytime soon?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Do you plan to move away after getting married and then leave the company?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

We have always had a man in this role. Do you think you are stack up to that?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

How do you feel about supervising men?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

What do you thing about interoffice dating?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Do you have any type of disability I should know about?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

Have you had any past illness or operations I would know about?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

How close to work do you live?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?

How many times have you been arrested?

Laws violated:

Identify if there is a better way to gather information that is in a legal form.

What suggestions do you have for the interviewer?

Are the concerns/questions where the interviewer expressed valid concerns?