Legal Issue
Activity: I chose to research the legal versus illegal questions that can be asked during
interviews because this a common liability in education that is, in my opinion, overlooked.
Description: Through the research and discussions with administrators, I realized how many
general interview questions that are a complete violation of personal rights. I can even recall
through general discussion being asked about my family or personal situations; nothing was in
appropriate, but the interviewer cannot bring up or ask this information.
a. What went well?
The research of interview questions was fairly easy. The same basic no-nos appeared,
but once I uncovered the legal aspects, the forbidden categories was overwhelming.
When I spoke with my principal and even through class discussion, the majority of the
illegal questioning was happening in an innocent manner. The mistakes are coming
from the innocent get to know you conversations; however, I learned most of those are
self-revealing by the interviewee. Is that person wearing a wedding ring? Does he/she
talk about family or family goals and so on.