Posted by Chung Leong on 01/11/06 00:37

Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> One need not know the reason why. They ask for sex - are the discriminating?

You shouldn't ask the person's gender if it's not pertinent to the
position the person is applying for. In an male-dominated industry like
IT, it's especially important.

> You could even choose to interview him/her or to hire him/her. You could
> ask the question so that if the candidate is hired then that's already
> taken care of. You could use that information to either go into a
> topic/conversation about all the benefits that would be applicable to a
> married person or to skip it. There are a myriad of possible reasons -
> not just the two you presented.

We're talking about job applications here. Unless the job is marriage
related, I don't see any sensible reason to know an applicant's marital
status before the hiring decision. Sure, you can come up with myriad of
reasons. I can come up with many reasons why I would ask job applicants
if they like to eat fried chickens too. The question is whether jury
would believe your stated intent or the interpretation of the guy suing
you.

[Back to original message]