Can you ask if they smoke during job interview?
Watson
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Like many other companies that have complained on here before, our Tennessee company has a big problem with the smokers taking advantage of company time. Around here, if you need to conduct business with an employee that smokes, you must go sit with them on the picnic table out back. Unfortunately, this is no joke. I am preparing to start the interview process for a new HR Assistant and don't want an assistant that sits at the picnic table all day! Can I legally ask candidates if they are smokers and then remove them from my short list of candidates if they say yes or refuse to answer?
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By the way, you can normally tell if a person is a smoker by the odor on their hair and clothes. This is difficult to hide.
Margaret Morford
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