| Topic Name: |
age questions |
| Message Name: |
age and HS grad. date |
| Date Posted: |
09/29/2001 |
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I know that asking about your age in an interview is illegal, but I have interviewed with 2 companies that requested I complete a form that grants permission to obtain a credit report before the interview. This form either asks for your date of birth directly, or wants your driver's license number. Isn't this just a way for the company to find out your age during an interview? Does anyone have advice on how to handle this situation? |
| Message: |
In my recent job search I was asked where I graduated from High School as part of what seemed like casual conversation. The first time this happened I didn't think anything of it but became suspicious when it became a pattern in interviews. I am over 40, having obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees within the last 10 years. I can't think of any other reason this question would be asked unless the interviewer intended to research my High School to obtain my graduation year and make an assumption about my age.
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