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10 illegal job interview questions

From TechRepublic.  These seem to be aimed at the tech crowd (natch) but apply broadly as well.

1. Where were you born?  (I think "where do you live" applies as well)
2. What is your native language?
3. Are you married?  (Legal in Europe)
4. How old are you?  (Legal in Europe)
5. Do you have children?
6. Do you plan to get pregnant?
7. What's your religion?
8. Do you have a disability or illness?
9. Are you in the National Guard?
10. Do you smoke or use alcohol?

I think some people ask these questions inadvertently, even as offhand/small talk before or after the interview.  Often tough to respond with "that's an illegal question," calling out your potential future employer.  Best to deflect with humor I think - if the line of questioning persists, then you know something's up.  However, seems near impossible for anyone to argue that they didn't get a job based on not responding to an illegal question.

Insight on interviewing at Google

Are you interested in a job at Google?  The NYT reports that the company is moving to screen all applicants using algorithms based on current employee performance.  While the approach isn't new - Capital One has been doing this for years - it's Google, so they'll figure out a way to do it better than anyone else.

(BTW a hiring manage at Cap One, ex-BCG manager, once told me that he and half his management team had actually failed the screening test...)