Can firms demand private info from job applicants?
Q. I always assumed asking a candidate for information about gender, age and for things like social security number and driver’s license number were illegal questions, not to mention questionable in...
View ArticleIrvine job ad: Indians need not apply
Some people act as though they live in the 19th Century, when discrimination was legal — and rampant — against job seekers who immigrated to the United States from foreign countries. This week,...
View ArticleUnemployed? Don’t bother to apply
A campaign is underway to stop what appears to be an increasing problem of employers refusing to hire people who are unemployed. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a hearing on the...
View ArticleJob advice: Is this age discrimination?
Brad Remillard is the founding partner at IMPACT HIRING SOLUTIONS. He has over 30 years experience assisting candidates conduct an effective and efficient job search. He is the co-author of two books...
View ArticlePoll: Unemployed need not apply?
One new trend during this recession has been help wanted ads and employers that state people who are unemployed need not apply. There is now a House bill that would ban overt hiring discrimination...
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