West Clermont Local School District |
Administrative Guidelines |
3120C - PRE-EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Asking an applicant questions prohibited by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act during pre-employment interviews could open the door for a job candidate to take legal action against the District. The following guideline outlines the questions that are appropriate and those that should be avoided.
YOU CANNOT ASK:
A. | any question that would indicate race or color of applicant or applicant’s relatives; | ||
B. | any question that would indicate gender, unless job-related; | ||
C. | applicant's religion or religious customs and holidays; recommendations from church officials; | ||
D. | place of birth; if applicant, spouse, or parents are native-born or naturalized; date of citizenship; or for other proof of citizenship before hiring (proof of citizenship required on I-9 Form); length of residency in U.S.; | ||
E. | marital status before hiring, the number and age of children, who cares for them, and if applicant plans to have more; | ||
F. | to see military service records; about military service with any country other than U.S.; | ||
G. | nationality, racial, or religious affiliation of school attended; | ||
H. | how foreign language ability was acquired; | ||
I. | inquiries about arrests, (as contrasted with convictions), except pending charges (see below at F.); | ||
J. | listing of all clubs to which the applicant belongs or has belonged; | ||
K. | that a candidate provide a photograph before hiring or that one be taken during an interview; | ||
L. | height and weight or physical/mental characteristics that do not relate directly to the job specifications, past or current medical conditions not directly related to job specifications; | ||
M. | whether applicant lives with a disabled individual (whether related or not); | ||
N. | whether applicant plans to marry or plans to have a family; | ||
O. | whether applicant has any military obligation; type of military discharge; | ||
P. | inquires about age (other than whether applicant is eighteen (18) years of age). |
YOU CAN ASK:
A. | for applicant's current and previous address; (unless designed to determine foreign address indicating place of birth); phone number; length at current address; | ||
B. | whether applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older; | ||
C. | whether the applicant is lawfully authorized to work in the United States; | ||
D. | if applicant has served in the U.S. armed forces including branch of service and rank attained; job-related experience acquired in the military; | ||
E. | academic, professional, or vocational school attended; language skills such as reading and writing, foreign languages, grades, degrees, majors, etc.; | ||
F. | criminal convictions; any pending felony charges; any misdemeanor charge related to sexual conduct or assault or abuse of a child; | ||
G. | personal and professional and other work references not relating to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or ancestry; | ||
H. | professional and social organization membership, so long as affiliation does not identify and is not used to discriminate on the basis of gender, race, national origin, or ancestry; | ||
I. | willingness to perform job functions; | ||
J. | willingness to work required work schedule and under prescribed working conditions; | ||
K. | all applicants under final consideration of employment with the District, on the DMA form, whether the applicant has given any material assistance to a terrorist organization. |
AFTER HIRING, YOU MAY OBTAIN:
A. | marital status and number/age of dependents for insurance and tax purposes; | ||
B. | proof of age; | ||
C. | status of citizenship (I-9 Form); | ||
D. | race, if done pursuant to required or approved affirmative action plan and maintained separately from applicant file; | ||
E. | a copy of military discharge certificate. |
R.C. 2909.34
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