List A: Can ask in an interview

What professional societies do you belong to?

Why did you leave your previous employer?

What kind of people do you enjoy working with?

Where do you see yourself in five years?

List B: Can NOT ask in an interview

Are you married or do you live with someone?

Are you a citizen of the USA?

Have you ever been arrested?

Are you planning a family soon?

What church do you attend?

Where were you born?

Given that you are a wheelchair user, how do you think you will be able to do this work?

Are there any religious holidays on which you can't be available to work?

Have your wages ever been garnished?

When did you graduate from college?

Do you have any physical limitations?

How tall are you?

What was the date of your most recent physical examination?

Did you belong to a fraternity or sorority?

List C: Depends

What is your salary history?

2. Answer each question in List A.

3. Select five questions from List B. Identify which specific legally protected EEO category against which that question might be considered discrimination. Why? For what reason?

3. Discuss a question or questions that you have been asked in a job interview of which you were unsure or felt that it might be discriminatory against a legally protected group of which you are a member. How best to answer the question?