Almost none of that is asked on an application except the degree date. All of the above would be a fucking nightmare for HR. You really think employers are dumb enough to ask questions that could lead to discrimination lawsuits?!
After you are hired, the forms ask:
Gender and race (you forgot race!): Employers need this for mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting.
Alcohol and drugs: Only for a very few positions, government, security and the like. Perhaps you were filling out a Form 4473 to buy a gun and got confused?
Arrested and convicted of a crime: Imagine an employee getting raped and the employer having to say, “We had no idea!” I’ve been arrested shitloads of times, no convictions, no problem. Also, I’m betting you can say “no” for misdemeanor convictions, no one gives a shit unless the job requires a security clearance. And if you think standard hiring invades your privacy, oh boy.
Military: Various laws to protect vets require the employer to know this for benefits, accommodations, etc., same for spouse. Also an EEO thing.
Government work: Never seen this, but I imagine it’s like any employer, “Ever worked for us before?”
You made some of that up out of thin air and didn’t understand the rest. And here ya got 61 upvotes from people taking all that at face value. Be better.
SOURCE: Worked IT for an employment firm with 200 employers. Designed and posted hiring forms, hiring data and onboarding at two places. Learned more about hiring than I ever wanted to know.
Those questions are begging for discrimination lawsuits. Despite being heavily involved in onboarding at two companies, I’m not sure which of those are legal to ask because no one asks.
I’m getting sick of the invasive questions
"Gender?
Sex at birth?
Are you trans?
Are you gay? Bi?
Ever been depressed?
Abuse alcohol? Drugs?
Ever been arrested?
Ever been in the military?
Well what about your spouse?
Ever work for the government?
That degree you mentioned, we can’t ask your age but uh, when did you earn that bad boy, huh?"
NONE OF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POSITION.
This is 100% occuring in the USA. Where I live and work.
Where are you that has questions like these?
5 of those questions aren’t asked in the US.
I am in the US.
Those questions are 100% asked.
Source: over 1000 job applications this year so far.
Almost none of that is asked on an application except the degree date. All of the above would be a fucking nightmare for HR. You really think employers are dumb enough to ask questions that could lead to discrimination lawsuits?!
After you are hired, the forms ask:
You made some of that up out of thin air and didn’t understand the rest. And here ya got 61 upvotes from people taking all that at face value. Be better.
SOURCE: Worked IT for an employment firm with 200 employers. Designed and posted hiring forms, hiring data and onboarding at two places. Learned more about hiring than I ever wanted to know.
Most of these questions are illegal in my country, thank fuck
OP is full of shit. See my response.
https://old.lemmy.world/comment/15656902
Those questions are begging for discrimination lawsuits. Despite being heavily involved in onboarding at two companies, I’m not sure which of those are legal to ask because no one asks.
Yes, they still ask them.
You’re an idiot.
No, thank the government and the people who voted.
No, thank the workers who literally died fighting for worker rights, which forced the government’s hands in order to keep the peace.
If you’re in the USA, these questions are legal to ask.
Some are illegal (when did you graduate), but is asked very often anyways. Often times marked as required on Workday Job applications.
LOL my god, people in this thread just making shit up. It is absolutely legal in the US to ask for a graduation/attendance date on an app.