And, sadly, they’re asked all of the time. This has been a problem job seekers have dealt with for decades. In fact, Mary Tyler Moore highlighted the issue on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. Moore, who passed away last week at age 80, used her character on the show to help pave the way for equality and fairness in the workplace. During the first episode of the show, Moore’s character was interviewing for a new job. The man who was interviewing her (her soon-to-be boss), went ahead and berating her with all kinds of personal questions that didn’t relate to the job whatsoever (i.e., Are you married? What’s your religion?). These, of course, are illegal interview questions and cannot be asked. In the scene, Moore’s character wasted no time calling him out on the inappropriate questions, and actually ended up landing the job. You can watch this scene around the 6:40 mark of the following video. Please Don’t Say These Things During Your Next Job Interview  Did you know that there are interview questions out there that might SEEM legitimate but are actually illegal? While there are some that are clearly inappropriate, not all of them are so obvious. Here are a few types of illegal interview questions you should watch out for during your next interview. #1. Questions about your family life. Are you married? Do you have any kids? Are you pregnant? #2. Questions about race. What’s your nationality? What race are you? #3. Questions about religion. What...

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