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Illegal job interview questions to avoid.

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Here are 14 questions you cannot ask

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while interviewing a job candidate.

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If you're an HR or hiring manager,

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we suggest sharing this video with your

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team to keep them up to date on what they

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can and can't ask while interviewing

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candidates, according

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to the Equal Opportunity Act.

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Number one, you can't

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ask them about their age.

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Number two, you can't ask

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them about their ethnicity.

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Number three, you can't

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ask them about their color.

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Number four, you can't ask

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them about their gender.

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Five, you can't ask them about their sex.

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Number six, you can't ask them about their

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sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Number seven, you can't ask them

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about their country of origin.

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Number eight, you can't ask

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them about their birth place.

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Number nine, you can't ask about religion.

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Number ten, you can't ask

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them about their disability.

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Number eleven, you can't ask

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them about their marital status.

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Number twelve, you can't ask

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them about their family status.

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Number thirteen, you can't

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ask them about pregnancy.

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And number fourteen, salary history.

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Now, this is not a comprehensive list,

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but it's a great one to get your

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team started in the right direction.

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It's imperative that you don't make these

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mistakes, because candidates can take

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legal action if you're asking these

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illegal job interview questions.

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For more hiring tips, or to hire your

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next employee, visit searchsolutiongroup.com.