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What can and can't you ask in a job interview?

Under federal and state anti-discrimination laws, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate, even if they innocently ask the wrong question. As such, it's important your interview questions don't overstep the mark.

What can and can't you ask in a job interview?
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Questions that can discriminate include references a particular attribute of a person, which covers race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin, age, medical record, marital or relationship status, impairment, mental, intellectual or psychiatric disability, physical disability, pregnancy, nationality, sexual orientation and trade union activity.

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