8 questions employers should never ask job applicants

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It is illegal to ask certain types of questions while conducting an interview.
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Alexis Boncy

Alexis Boncy is special projects editor for The Week and TheWeek.com. Previously she was the managing editor for the alumni magazine Columbia College Today. She has an M.F.A. from Columbia University's School of the Arts and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.