A bit of a subtle point.
Lately, it seems that the self appointed "political correct" police want to promote the concept of "Illegal questions." As if you were in a job interview and some one is going to blow a whistle and throw a "politically correct" penalty flag.
That has not, and will not, ever happen.
What the law states is that there are federally recognised classes that you cannot discriminate against in hiring. Consequently, many HR departments have policies that forbid even asking questions concerning this. But that is a company policy not the law. Note also that US Federal law does not apply everywhere in the world.
That is also the reason that most companies will not give you any feedback if you are an unsuccessful job candidate.
Regarding Facebook, and FaceBook passwords, an organization can ask you for anything in a job interview situation. It is your prerogative to refuse to provide the information. And it is the organization's prerogative to refuse to consider you for the job.
What is it that Scott McNealy said? You have zero privacy, get over it.
From my perspective, it is probably naive to think that you can put information online, and keep it private.
Uno
A bit of a subtle point.
Lately, it seems that the self appointed "political correct" police want to promote the concept of "Illegal questions." As if you were in a job interview and some one is going to blow a whistle and throw a "politically correct" penalty flag.
That has not, and will not, ever happen.
What the law states is that there are federally recognised classes that you cannot discriminate against in hiring. Consequently, many HR departments have policies that forbid even asking questions concerning this. But that is a company policy not the law. Note also that US Federal law does not apply everywhere in the world.
That is also the reason that most companies will not give you any feedback if you are an unsuccessful job candidate.
Regarding Facebook, and FaceBook passwords, an organization can ask you for anything in a job interview situation. It is your prerogative to refuse to provide the information. And it is the organization's prerogative to refuse to consider you for the job.
What is it that Scott McNealy said? You have zero privacy, get over it.
From my perspective, it is probably naive to think that you can put information online, and keep it private.
Uno
I don't have an fb account, but I would also never consider asking a potential employee for their password or access to fb. That is clearly an invasion of their private life.
I don't know where or who you work for Bob, but every employment application form that I've ever filled out asked for a Date of Birth and Social Security Number. They may not ask you for your "age", but they will ask you for your date of birth. If an employer or interviewer cannot determine your age based on your stated date of birth, then they are idiots.
It's also obviously illegal as well. If you're not allowed to ask someone if they're married or not or how many kids they have in a job interview, how is it legal to force the disclosure of that information via Facebook?
I was instructed by my current employer before a round of interviews that there were certain questions we absolutely could not ask because of potential legal issues. It may not be strictly illegal to ask someone's marital status (for example), but it can be used as evidence of discriminatory hiring practices which IS illegal (even if you didn't intend to use the information to discriminate). That's why HR departments are extremely cautious when covering sensitive areas. They have a whole list of "don't say this, say this" items, such as "Don't ask for someone's age, ask if they are over 18;" the first question could be discriminatory, while the second merely establishes that a candidate is legally eligible to work. It's a little bit ludicrous, honestly, but that's where we've gotten in our PC, lawsuit-happy culture.i really dont think its illegal. fucked up yes but a crime? no.
Translation: "My name is Trident, and I can't get a girl. I like wallowing in my self-pity. Oh, and I like Fruit Loops."I never made that argument to begin with. Also, translation of what you're saying: "My name is lothar and I am a lazy fuck."
How about you stop being a moron like Trident. Are you really that stupid?Honest to god, it was the first google result for "illegal to ask age"
Are you really that lazy?
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewsnetworking/a/illegalinterv.htm
Where does it say an employer can't ask for a Date of Birth?It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against a job applicant because of his or her race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. For example, an employer may not refuse to give employment applications to people of a certain race.
An employer may not base hiring decisions on stereotypes and assumptions about a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
If an employer requires job applicants to take a test, the test must be necessary and related to the job and the employer may not exclude people of a particular race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, or individuals with disabilities. In addition, the employer may not use a test that excludes applicants age 40 or older if the test is not based on a reasonable factor other than age.
If a job applicant with a disability needs an accommodation (such as a sign language interpreter) to apply for a job, the employer is required to provide the accommodation, so long as the accommodation does not cause the employer significant difficulty or expense.
I don't see why it would be illegal. They can ask you to take medical test as part of an interview process, I don't see why they can't ask for a password.
Afterall, you don't have to tell them. You can just not take the job.
Welcome to your new life, serf.
Really? I'd laugh at anyone asking me for a password to anything in an interview. Are people really so spineless that they're willing to lay down and just accept this? How about I give them my online banking password while we're at it... My life outside of work is none of their business. As long as I'm not getting caught breaking laws anyway and if that's the case I'm sure they would find out about it in ways other than having access to my Facebook, or any of my other personal accounts online.
So, no one has a problem giving all their personal information to Facebook, but they refuse to give it to their future employer?
haha, yeah. That's like telling your employer to go fuck himself when he asks for a piss test. No piss, no job. Deal with it. No FB, no job. This is America. We have a right to not hire people unless they provide personal information and naked pictures of their children.
LOL Farmville now? Wow. Are they just doing this to test people's reactions? It just makes no sense. What's next, your MMO game passwords too? lmao.