How To Handle Inappropriate Or Personally Invasive Questions In An Interview

How do I handle inappropriate or personally invasive questions?

Questions that are inappropriate, illegal, or invasive should simply be addressed clearly and in a straight-forward manner. If someone asks you an inappropriate question about your religion or if you're female and they're asking you whether you are planning to have children, those types of questions are blatantly illegal. It is not at all inappropriate to point that out to the interviewer, to say "I'm sure we both know that that is an inappropriate question that cannot be asked in the interview process. Let me, however, address your concerns about perhaps the idea that I might be going off to have children" or something like that. "Let me address your concerns by pointing to my resume and the specific experience I gained at 'XYZ Corporation'", and so bridge it back to your key messages which are "how am I the most qualified for this position?" And then if you want to report the inappropriate questions to the appropriate authorities after the interview, you're more than welcome to do that.