Reference no: EM132196828

Primary Topic—Hiring and Placement Additional Topics—Communication; Employee Problems and Problem Employees; Rules and Policies You have a position open in your department, and you have been presented with three candidates for consideration. All are equally qualified. They are: 1. A young woman, 19 years old, who has one child and is separated from her husband. 2. A woman, 31 years old, who had been unsuccessfully seeking work for several months and whose husband is disabled. 3. The daughter of a fellow employee. This young lady actually desires to get into a different department, but would like to have this job until there is an opening in the department of her choice. Much of the little you know about the first two candidates (as noted) is “forbidden information” in that you are not allowed to ask for it on an application or an interview. However, the candidates themselves volunteered this information. What you know about the third person came to you from the fellow employee who wants you to hire her daughter.

Questions:

1. What are the points of “forbidden information?” Why are you not allowed to solicit this information?

2. What are some of the potential problems coming with the hiring of any of the three?

3. Under what circumstances would you be likely to rule out all three candidates?