Denied Job Because of No GED or Diploma - Discrimination?

by **egann** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:05 am

I'm not really looking to seek legal action or anything since I'm almost positive it doesn't fall under any category of discrimination. I'm just simply curious of the answer to this question. I was recently called in for a job interview which I passed, did a drug test (and also passed) and was even told to start Monday at the new job and then later that day the employer called me back telling me I couldn't have the job because I had no GED or Diploma which they did not realize prior to the interview, drug test and job screening.

The employer said if I got my GED I'd still be eligible for hiring instantly but I'm currently enrolled in GED preparation classes which haven't started just yet and will take 12 weeks to complete so I'm pretty sure this job opening will not be around by then. I'm sure there will be other fish in the sea at a later time.

So I am wondering did this employer break any laws of discrimination by specifically citing my denial of employment strictly because of my education experience? Or, as I am guessing, are they entitled to require a certain level of education to hire in an employee? (makes sense I guess, right?)

by **hanan** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:11 am

They are allowed to set education standards and those standards don't have to be proven necessary to be required.

by **panteno** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:15 am

No, most jobs will require basic education in your background. If you haven't graduated high school or received a GED your chances are very low, especially in this economy when there are even COLLEGE graduates with no job.

by **vaiveatoish** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:21 am

No it's not discrimination. You're right, they can set whatever educational requirements they want to.

Good luck on the GED test.

by **barraq** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:23 am

What about your own green friendly job that can be done using a bicycle with a few tools. My sister did this while going to college. Here is an article on it. Due to the limit on the number of characters you can put into these answer boxes, I cannot simply copy it into here.
http://waits4u.com/Finding-Jobs-In-A-Bad-Economy
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These are links to articles, mostly in Yahoo Financial News on the problems of the unemployed, and unemployable.
http://waits4u.com/Unemployable
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