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SUBJECT YOU MAY ASK DO NOT ASK
SEX None. Are you male or female? What are the names and relationships of a
persons living with you?
RESIDENCE What is your present address? Do you own or rent? Give the names of relationships of persons
residing with you.
RACE/COLOR None. What is your race? What color is your hair/eyes/skin?
AGE If hired, can you provide proof that you are at least 18 years of What is your date of birth? How old are you?
age?
NATIONAL ORIGIN What languages do you speak or write fluently? (Do not ask What is your ancestry, national origin, descent, parentage, or
unless strictly job related) nationality? What is your native language? What is the nationality of
your parents or spouse?
MARITAL STATUS OR FAMILY None. (An employer may ask if candidates have any What is your marital status? What is your spouse’s name? What is
STATUS commitments or responsibilities preventing them from meeting your maiden name? How many children do you have? Are you
attendance requirements, or if they anticipate lengthy work pregnant? Do you plan to have children? What daycare provisions
absences.) have you made for your children?
MILITARY SERVICE About relevant skills during the applicant’s U.S. military service About dates of military service, type of discharge from the military,
or about service in a foreign military.
RELIGION None. (If you wish to know if an applicant is available to work What is your religious affiliation or denomination? What church do
Saturday or Sunday shifts, ask: “Are you available to work on you belong to? What is the name of your pastor, minister, or rabbi?
Saturday or Sundays if needed?”) What religious holidays do you observe?
DISABILITIES None. (Discuss capabilities of performing the essential functions Are you disabled?
of this position with or without reasonable accommodation as
part of post-offer communication.)
CITIZENSHIP Are you a citizen of the United States? If hired, are you able to Which country are you a citizen? Are you or other members of your
prove eligibility to work in the United States? family naturalized citizens? When did you/they become a U.S.
citizen?
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY For the name and address of a person to be notified in case of an For the name and address of a relative to be notified in case of
accident or emergency. accident or emergency.