Acceptable Interviewing Practices
Federal and New York State laws prohibit employers from asking certain types of questions and from using non-job-related information in the selection process. All questions and case analyses should be job related.
Statement of Nondiscrimination: Columbia Business School is committed to a policy against discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, arrest record or disability. It is illegal to ask questions that are designed to directly or indirectly elicit information about a candidate's age, marital status, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity (including citizenship and national origin), derivation of name, religious affiliation or beliefs, arrest record or physical disabilities that are not related to the candidate's ability to perform the job.
We recognize the right of employers to take into account bona fide occupational qualifications. Complaints concerning inappropriate questions on the part of recruiters will be investigated. Career Mangement Center facilities are available only to employers whose practices are consistent with this policy.
Non-job-related questions should
not appear on employment applications.
A separate form used only for the
purpose of affirmative action tracking
may request information about a candidate's
age, race, national origin and disabilities.
Completion of this form is always
voluntary. Use of this information
for other purposes in the recruitment
process is unethical. In addition,
taking or requesting photographs as
part of the application process is
an unacceptable practice.
We encourage companies to ask the
students through their own application
processes the questions that enable
them to comply with Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
regulations.
