PROHIBITED & ACCEPTABLE QUESTIONS IN A JOB INTERVIEW

PROHIBITED:

v How many days were you absent from work last year because of your illness?

v Do you take medication?

v Will you need reasonable accommodation?

v Have you ever been hospitalized?

v How long have you had the mental disability?

v How can you get to work on time if you are taking medication?

v How is your health?

v Will you need time off because of your mental disability?

v How can a person with memory deficit be able to keep track of assignments?

v How can a person with a cognitive impairment like yours discuss matters over the telephone?

v Do you have a disability or impairment?

v What caused your mental disability?

v Have you ever filed for workers' compensation?

ACCEPTABLE:

v Have you ever been convicted of a drug or alcohol-related offense?

v Will getting to work on time present a problem?

v An essential function of the job is to keep track of your assignments. Will this present a problem?
v Telephone communication is part of this job. Please tell me how you can fulfill this responsibility, with or without reasonable accommodation.

v This job requires you to carry out function x. Please describe or demonstrate how you will perform X, with or without reasonable accommodation.

v It is essential for this position that we rely on your presence; does this present a problem?