Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal information, such as their hobbies and interests, and whether they are married or single. Some people say that this information may be relevant and useful, others disagree. Discuss both the views and give your own opinion.

Many a time applicants are asked to provide personal

information including

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information, including

their interests, hobbies and

also

marital status. Some recruiters feel that

this

information

is useful. I agree with that view. In my opinion, personal

information

gives a lot of insight into a

job

applicant’s personality and

hence

it is crucial;

however

, there is a small risk of it being misused by the

employer

.

However

, whether an

employee

needs to share personal

information

depends on the nature of the

job

.

For example

, a recruiter does not have to ask for the personal

information

of a contract

employee

or a consultant whose service is required for only a short period. Whereas in the case of a permanent

job

an

employer

must know about an applicant’s

hobbies

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hobby

or interests as knowing about a person’s interests can help to understand if they possess leadership skills or if they are a team player. An

employer

may

also

benefit from knowing a potential

employee

’s marital status.

For example

, if an

employer

is looking to hire an air hostess who is supposed to work odd hours and even on weekends, it does not make sense for them to hire a woman with young kids. On the down side, some people insist that employers should not ask for personal

information

. According to them, the recruiter may use the personal

information

to discriminate against an

employee

and

this

argument is valid to a certain extent.

For example

, an

employer

may decide not to hire an applicant whose religious or political ideologies clash with theirs. To sum it up, I believe that the personal

information

is useful for the

employer

because in most cases it is a very important indicator of a person’s personality and his comfort level with a

job

. It is,

therefore

, understandable why employers ask for

this

.

However

, there is a small risk that the

employer

could use

this

information

against an

employee

.