Legal Interviewing: Asking the Right Questions

It is critical that employees involved in the hiring process understand employment laws related to legal interviewing.  The video-based training program covers every aspect of the topic and will help your managers and supervisors avoid the legal landmines that could put your organization in jeopardy.

The program covers:

• • Religion

• • Gender

• • Sexual Orientation

• • Marital/Family Status

• • Pregnancy

• • Disability

• • Age

• • Arrest and Criminal Records

• • Physical Appearance

• • Military Service

• • Residency

• • Group and club affiliations

Along with many samples of questions that can or cannot be asked, tips for avoiding potential legal conflicts are shared such as:

• • Having a pre-written interviewing script.

• • Taking notes.

• • Ignoring unwanted candidate interjections.

• • Keeping questions the same for different candidates.

• • Being consistent and allotting each candidate the same amount of interviewing time.