Hello Class When you are interviewing, you need to make sure that you are doing so legally. There are several types of questions that should not be asked because they are protected private questions that have been determined to have nothing to do with hiring. One of the major ones is anything about race. This is a subject that should have absolutely nothing to do with hiring a new employee. Religion is another protected subject that should not be brought up due to the fact that the information is protected. Age is another factor that should be avoided unless there are legal restrictions on the job. Pregnancy is also a subject to steer clear of during the interview process as well. Disability is one as well. "This is true even if the disability is obvious. You can ask the applicant to describe or demonstrate how she would perform specific job tasks, but you can't ask about her disability."(4. What Can't I Ask When Hiring? | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.) "Behavioral or competency-based (terms often used interchangeably) interviews are based on the premise that past performance is the best predictor of future performance. The questions in a behavioral or competency-based interview are designed to reveal the extent to which the candidate exhibits the knowledge, skills, abilities, or characteristics of the desired behavior/competency." (Behavioral/Competency-Based Interviewing - Total Talent Management, 2024) This is basically saying that by looking at