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What are the illegal interview questions, and how should an applicant answer them? Are these interview questions ethical? An article addressing these questions would be helpful.

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This solution discusses interview questions that are illegal, and how an applicant answer them. It also explores if these interview questions are ethical.

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1. What are the illegal interview questions, and how do you answer them? Are these interview questions ethical?

The following excerpt addresses these questions effectively:

Although many interview questions are illegal, they are still asked by inexperienced and poorly trained interviewers.

In the USA, it is illegal to discriminate because of age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin, disability or marital status. Employers are prohibited from asking you about these issues. However, since they do, you need to know how to answer these questions without angering or demeaning the interviewer. You need to answer these illegal interview questions in such a way that you let the interviewer ...

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