What Can and Cannot Be Asked in a Job Interview?
Robert Ellis Smith on Forbes.com has a look at what information a potential employer can request from a candidate during the interview process…and what information is off-limits.
It actually varies state-by-state, and many of these differences are noted. For instance, 31 states ban policies prohibiting off-duty smoking. So asking a candidate whether they smoke at home, could be murky waters for an interviewer to enter.
The star of the piece is the article In Pictures, which is an online slide-show that addresses many of the most common issues that come up in the interview process.
