1. What was your maiden name?
This is a discriminatory question, since the response can indicate ancestry and simultaneously confirm current or past marital status. Whether or not to answer is your choice, since there are only discriminatory questions; not answers. You can avoid answering it by gently reminding the interviewer that your maiden name really has nothing to do with your ability to do the job. Or you might cleverly ask the interviewer, "Is that for security purposes?"

2. Do you plan to have a family?
Because this question is only asked of females, usually those of childbearing age, it is also discriminatory and you can refuse to answer. A non-disclosing response, however, might be: "I don't have any plans."

3. What year did you get your bachelor's degree?
While this question may seem innocuous on its face, the answer can easily be used to calculate age, since most people go on to college directly from high school. Or, if your resume does not reference a degree, it may be a subtle means to determining whether you have one. You can skirt a direct answer by focusing on a related fact, such as, "You know, I'm very proud of the fact that I finished my undergraduate work in only 3 years. ', Or, "Actually, I continued right on after college into graduate school." Or, if you don't have a degree, "I enjoyed my engineering courses so much, I've continued taking them ever since College." Then smile, and let the silence alert the interviewer that you don't plan to volunteer anything further.

4. We have a lot of social activities here at XYZ? Do you and your wife enjoy going to company functions?
This question is a double-edged sword! The interviewer is asking for confirmation that you are married - and your marital status is off-limits and asking about how you spend your leisure time. If you are married, you and your wife very much enjoy company functions, and the question does not bother you, feel free to answer with a simple "Yes, very much" and move on. If not, however, you can respond along these lines: "Oh, how interesting! What kinds of activities do you provide? . " - and let the interviewer expand on the subject without revealing your own position.

5. How is your credit rating?
Obviously, your credit rating is not the interviewer's business. But if you choose, you can simply respond "Fine." If you choose not to answer, you could turn the question back to the interviewer with "Why would you ask that?"
19. How would you describe your own management style?
20. What are the most important traits you look for in a subordinate?
21. How do you like your people to communicate with you? . (Orally, in writing, informally, in meetings, only when necessary?)