How to avoid excessive interviews

You need the job, but that doesn't mean you have to give information to every employer's question. There will be questions that will make you feel uncomfortable, and it is best to dodge.

Has an interviewer ever asked you a question that makes you uncomfortable? Be it an inexperienced hiring interviewer, or simply want to “break the ice” in the conversation to get to know you better. But too personal questions can bring unfair reviews, affecting the interview results. And above all, it is not your responsibility to answer them if you do not want to.

The ominous question may reveal somewhat about the working environment

Why aren't you married? No children yet? When are you going to have children?

When asked about marital status, children, the interviewer's intention may be to know how the marriage plan affects your long-term career. But choosing your personal life is not a professional factor that needs to be taken into account at work.

This type of question may also stem from concerns about your ability to take on the job after you have children. But it is not your responsibility to sacrifice personal happiness for the business plan. On the contrary, enterprises must be responsible for supporting workers who are pregnant women and raising children in accordance with the law. Even men enjoy Maternity when their wives give birth. A company that can't guarantee that will hardly guarantee your welfare in the future.

How to respond: Ask the opposite: “the marriage factor seems to be very important for this position. Can you explain why?”. Find out the root of the question and assess whether this work can interfere excessively with your own plans in the future.

Where Are you from?

Some employers or companies because of regional prejudice should not be willing to recruit personnel from some localities. This is completely unrelated to the individual competence and expertise of the applicant.

How to respond: This depends on how you feel, are you comfortable to reveal or not? If you do not want to, simply explain that you are living in this city, the profile including your hometown will be sent to the company after the decision to recruit.

The interviewer's personal aversion is something you can't decide on

What is your religious belief?

This is a rare question, but in case this question falls on you, then you should find out the subtext of the questioner.

How to respond: Try to find out why the interviewer is really interested in this matter – out of prejudice, out of concern that you will definitely take a break on some days according to your religion, or for any reason related to work? Confirm your ability to respond to your job so that the interviewer knows if that concern is worth further concern.

Are you transgender, LGBT+… no?

This is also a topic that employers should not pose.

How to respond: Answer by affirming the professional competence that you can bring to the job, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.

What is the salary in your old company?

Some companies ask this question to determine your current income.

How to respond: You should ask the opposite about the minimum limit-the maximum for the salary of the vacancy. That is the information that should have been clearly stated in the recruitment information. If you feel pressured and you need this job, share your median income range (within the limits that the company shares), and state that you have a need for a higher salary than that number if you take this position.

Sometimes, you can't avoid the irony that the company recruits are great, but the interviewer for personal reasons has prejudices and asks you questions outside of professional requirements. So determine, if you've done as much as you can, and your ability to meet at that company is still disqualified, that's their damage. Many things are out of our reach, but our ability to work will always be the best answer for the future.

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