HR Interview Questions

What
do you, as an HR professional, need to tell your supervisors about interview
questions that can be asked during a job interview? The following are permissible interview questions for employers:

• You can tell applicants that if they are offered the job, they will be required to verify their legal right to work in the United States.
• It is acceptable to ask an applicant about the ability to speak, read, or write in another language other than English if the use of another language is relevant to the job for which the person is applying.
• You can inform applicants about company policies concerning job assignments of employees who are related.
• You can ask applicants whether they can perform particular tasks
  if these tasks are essential job duties. If a physical exam is required
  for the job, you can inform candidates that if a job offer is made,
  they will have to pass a physical exam in order to be hired.
• You can inform job applicants about your attendance policy
  and discuss regular job hours, shift assignments, and so forth. You can
  ask the applicant if he or she has any problem with that. It is
  important to note here that reasonable accommodations must be made to
  account for a person’s religious obligations. Problems in this regard
  would not necessarily exclude this applicant.
• You can ask an applicant who has indicated military service on a résumé or application questions about skills and experience acquired during that service that apply to the job.
• You can ask applicants job-related questions about criminal convictions.
  For example, if you are hiring someone for a position that involves
  handling money, you can inquire about whether a conviction concerned
  theft.

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