When applying for a job, empoyers might ask for personal information including hobbies, reelationship status, etc. This is a very controversial step. On the bright side, employers may want to identify what kind of a person they are hiring, and this can be reflected through their interests and hobbies. Hence, asking this question can give them a deeper chance to get to know potential employees. However, from the perspective of the person applying for the job, they may see it as an invasion of privacy. Because for instance, being married comes with certain stereotypes. For example, a woman being married might be seen as unavailable to certain employers. Now I understand the perspectives of both sides. I come to a consensus that, if employees are asking questions, the questions cannot simply be personal such as the marital status of a person. They can rephrase the questions in a way where the questions are highly related to the job they're applying for, e.g. "DO you enjoy reading in yo...