Provide an Example of an Illegal Interview Question

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Essay

Provide an example of an illegal interview question. Why is it illegal? What might be a way to reword the question to make it more appropriate?

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Definitions:

Gulf War

Military action in 1991 in which an international coalition led by the United States drove Iraq from Kuwait, which it had occupied the previous year.

Security Frauds

Acts of deception or schemes designed to manipulate financial markets or defraud investors.

Glass-Steagall Act

A U.S. law enacted in 1933 during the Great Depression that separated commercial banking from investment banking to reduce financial risk and prevent future bank failures.

Stock Markets

Marketplaces where securities, such as stocks and bonds, are bought and sold, determining the value of publicly traded companies.