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Blocked illegal terms for screening questions FAQ

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Question

What illegal terms do we block when you create or edit screening questions?

Answer

As a recruiter, you should not be able to use known illegal terms when creating/editing your prescreening questions, so that you can abide by relevant hiring laws. The list below shows the terms blocked by our platform when creating/editing screening questions:

  • Age.
  • Arrest.
  • Arrested.
  • Baby.
  • Babies
  • Credit history
  • Crime.
  • Criminal.
  • Debt.
  • Disability.
  • Drugs.
  • Ethnic.
  • Impaired.
  • Language.
  • Married.
  • Marital status.
  • Old.
  • Pregnant.
  • Politics.
  • Race.
  • Relationship.
  • Religion.
  • Start a family
  • Sex.
  • Single.
  • Substance abuse.
  • Vote.
  • Young.
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