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What Potential Employers Can And Cannot Ask Interviewees

Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Advice Seeker: Dear April Masini,

I've recently started interviewing to try to get some more babysitting jobs and I'm concerned about what some of my potential employers are asking me. Some are asking really personal questions about my own family life, boyfriend, etc. Are there rules about what employers can ask potential employees without it being considered inappropriate?

Sincerely,

Questioning Interviews

April Masini's advice:

Dear Questioning Interviews,

You don't need a license to be an employer, and most employers are not bound by any overseeing agency -- except the government. A parent who hires a babysitter is an employer. Because it's so easy and common to be an employer, it should be understood that most employment interviewers don't know which questions are legal and illegal. In fact, many people don't know what is appropriate and not appropriate to ask.

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April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.