DenmarkArbejdsmarked og erhvervsliv 17 · Labour market and business
What may an employer NOT ask about at a job interview?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad må en arbejdsgiver IKKE spørge om til en jobsamtale?
- aWhat tasks the applicant had in their last job.Hvilke opgaver ansøgeren havde i sit sidste job.
- bWhat education the applicant has.Hvilken uddannelse ansøgeren har.
- cWhether the applicant is pregnant or plans to have children.Om ansøgeren er gravid eller planlægger at få børn.Correct answer
Why?
The employer may not ask about pregnancy, plans to have children or religion. Questions about health and previous sick days are only allowed if they matter for the work.
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Source
Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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