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How to handle those wacky interview questions

Why aren't you married yet?" "Would you join a church to get a job?" Those are just two examples of questions job seekers said hiring managers asked them in a job interview, according to a survey of more than ...

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May 14, 2008
 
I had an organization ask me once, when I was 23, if I was using a "confirmed type of birth control." That was a lovely one. I desperately wanted to answer, "Is prayer ok?"
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May 19, 2008
 
I was once asked if I was a "Christian" ... can it get any more illegal than that?

Asking whether or not a potential employee is a Christian makes it seem as if being one is a condition of employment, right?

Funny thing was that I lied, said I was and GOT THE JOB.
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