Interview Questions/Process
January 2003
All applicants should be treated equally under the same circumstances.
What to do
| a. Develop and ask job-related, objective, questions |
| b. In developing questions, determine what the person has done in previous job experience that makes him/her able to perform the job. |
| c. Determine only the job-related educational experience the applicant has that makes him/her better able to do the job. |
| d. Concentrate only on the applicant’s ability to do the job |
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e. Concentrate on the essential functions of the job and determine whether the individual can perform each or most of the functions. |
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f. Review applicants/resumes to insure accuracy. |
| g. Explain the job in detail to the applicant. |
What not to do
| 1. Ask about applicant’s: |
| age | religion | arrests |
| financial condition | home ownership | disabilities |
| height | height | marital status |
| sexual orientation | military discharge | lineage |
| ancestry | national origin | place of birth |
| descent | national origin of parents | economic status |
| social class | country clubs | social clubs |
| religious clubs | fraternal orders | color |
| race | maiden name of mother | credit rating |
| birth control | family planning | unwed parent |
| pre-school age children | medical history | pregnancy |
| gender | wage garnishments | child care |
| previous address | children |
| 2. Refer to an adult as a "girl" or "boy" |
| 3. Label females as passive, too emotional, not being able to handle pressure |
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4. Label males as forceful, domineering or capable of handling anything |
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5. Use statements that would imply someone lacks credibility |
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6. Require an applicant to submit a photograph with application |
| 7. Request names and addresses of relatives other than University employees |
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8. Ask if the applicant’s spouse is a US citizen |
| 9. Ask how the applicant will get to work |
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10. Ask where applicant where spouse or parent works or resides |