Religion in an Interview - Redflag?

[brockboeser6]

Do you think mentioning your religion in an interview would be a red flag? If so, to what extent of you talking about it would you think it becomes a red flag? Merely mentioning it or diving into it's practices?

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[brockboeser6]

Thanks for the advice...for some context, I do some youth leadership through a church and if I were to mention this work as a personal experience, mentioning which religion it's associated wouldn't be a red flag eh? 

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[mitmtl]

In my opinion, I would leave the religion out of it:

- you never know who the interviewer is and what his/her beliefs are in addition to any biases they may have against religions. Although they are not to bring in their biases, you could safely say your score in the interview may be unconsciously impacted by the interviewer

-as stated previously, you may want to save your time to include other relevant details instead. For example: what characteristic do you show in your role as a youth leader that may be brought forward in medicine? What impact have you had on the youth that may be exemplified in medicine? 

If you feel it’s necessary to include in your answer, I’d just say «youth leader in the community center »

 

my two cents  

 

[brockboeser6]

Great, thanks for the advice...I agree with this.

[jb24]

If the context is right then it's fine, IMO.

[sheliaarisa]

In my experience, I prefer to keep religious discussions separate from professional interviews.