In cases where these specific factors are valid requirements of the job, you can ask those questions. In general, though, it's a big deal with the HR types not to. Dale -- "Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly." - Arnold Edinborough On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Sean H. Breheny wrote: > I can see the part about being married or having kids, but what if the job > requires you to use your own car? What if it requires you to be over 18? > What if it requires you to obtain security clearance (and so you would have > to be a U.S. citizen)? -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics