there are legal guidelines concerning the kinds of questions that employers are allowed to ask during interviews. Pretend that you are interviewing for the job for which you created your resume and cover letter.

Choose one of the commonly asked interview questions, and a potentially illegal question, and share a response to both of them, as if you are in the interview. Think about how you might handle even the "illegal" question as skillfully as possible.

• Common legal question and your response:
• Illegal question and your response:
• Do you feel that you are representing yourself effectively in both the common and illegal questions? Why?