I ran across this article, "Are You Built To Make Big Bucks," on aol.com:
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/02/24/are-you-built-to-make-big-bucks/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl11%7Csec1_lnk3%7C46465
Basically the article claims that there are attributes and physical characteristics that employers favor. If you haven't choked on your dinner by the time you get to the end of 10 multiple choice questions, you can calculate your score to see how big of a loser you are.
This list is one of the most repulsive and blatantly prejudicial I've ever read. If employers really are using the "reasons" listed in this article, it's illegal, or borderline illegal, and definitely unethical. The height question smacks of HANDICAP/DISABILITY, RACIAL/ETHNIC, and SEX DISCRIMINATION. Blond hair or bald? RACIAL/ETHNIC and AGE DISCRIMINATION, and possibly HANDICAP/DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION. Is your face weathered and wrinkled? AGE DISCRIMINATION. Asking if women wear makeup to work? Duh! SEX DISCRIMINTATION. The Ancestry question is RACIAL/ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION as well as ridiculous. How on earth would anyone know if a person was of Russian descent unless they asked? They forgot obese, ugly, stupid, cleft palate or lisp, lazy eye, and handicapped.
Whatever happened to hiring the most qualified candidate?
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