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Common interview surprise: illegal questions

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More than half of job seekers have been asked an illegal question during a job interview.

That eye-opener comes from a Yahoo! HotJobs online poll, in which 62% of respondents reported being on the receiving end of a question about a verboten topic, such as one's religion or marital status. Almost a third (32%) had not been asked such a question, and 7% said they didn't know.

The numbers surprised me and several of my colleagues, so it's worth reviewing what's permissible and not. Interviewers are not allowed to ask about:

Which TV shows need to be passed down through the generations?

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When we heard a "Seinfeld" bus was currently on tour visiting college campuses it occurred to us--do these kids even watch or appreciate "Seinfeld"? If not, it may be time to take advantage of syndication and introduce one of the best TV shows ever to a new generation. Here's...

Oprah, Glenn, Mary, Sally: Emmy Awards Fashion Winners or Losers?

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Mary Tyler Moore: What's Your Opinion? Do Mary's bare arms imply strength and power, or would you have worn a chic cardigan with this dress? Glenn Close: What's Your Opinion? Is hair destiny? Everything about Glenn is architectural from her haircut to her bone structure and height. Does...

Cloris Leachman, 82, to Strut Her Stuff on 'Dancing With the Stars'

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Cloris Leachman is breaking out her dancing shoes. It has been confirmed that the 82-year-old actress will be one of the 13 celebrities to compete in the next season of the hit ABC show, "Dancing With the Stars." Leachman will become the oldest contestant in the history of the show. The...

The Top 10 Female TV Characters Women Want To Be Like And Men Want To Be With

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Who hasn’t idolized or fawned over one of TVs lovely leading ladies before? For me growing up the chick I most looked up to was stylish journalist (okay, she was a news producer) Mary Richards played by Mary Tyler Moore who moved to the city on her own and had a rich dating life. I’d love to...

Who can turn the world on with her smile?

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Yep, you bet I set my DVR to record "The Mary Tyler Show" cast reunion on Oprah yesterday. As Oprah said from the fastidiously recreated WJM-TV set on her show, there were lots of us living for Saturday night in the 1970s, when Mary Richards showed us how to be an independent, successful working woman who didn't need to get married to have a good life.

"Mary Richards made it okay to be single on a Saturday night and to be working on your own," Oprah said, chatting with Mary Tyler Moore at the start the show. "That was our first image of that" on television.

I'm with Oprah on this -- you can't underestimate the power of that show on girls coming of age in the '70's. Mary Richards set a path for moving to an unknown city, getting a job, and finding out who you are through your work and friendships.

The Fulcrum: Is Liz Lemon the new Mary Richards?

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Welcome to a new feature on Shine, The Fulcrum, where we take current TV shows and compare them to their older, original counterparts. Our inspiration? The lovely ladies you see to your left: Tina Fey and Mary Tyler Moore.

Who here watches the hee-lar-ious 30 Rock? Maybe its hiatus from the ole boob tube has made me grow fonder of the show, but I've been been missing new episodes. Like the deserts miss the rain.

So much that I've also probably been thinking about it too much. It dawned upon me (from my avid watching of Nick at Nite as a kid) that Tina Fey's Liz Lemon is eerily similar to Mary Tyler Moore's Mary Richards. A little graphical comparison after the jump!