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 this information may be relevant and useful. Others disagree. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

In a corporate world, it is a standard hiring procedure to collect the personal details of prospective employees

such

as how do they spend their leisure time, and what is their marital status. Some people support

this

argument as they believe that

this

practice would help employers to find the most suitable candidate for vacancies.

However

, others hold the narrative that

this

approach could enforce talented candidates to not apply for a job as they believe that it would compromise their privacy. In

this

essay, I will illustrate both of the arguments and give my own opinion. On one hand, proponents of

this

approach argue that as it is essential for an employer to find the perfect match amongst a vast number of applications received for a position and often

this

task is given to a hiring team who requests personal

information

before recruiting a candidate. They opine that several jobs require people to work in a rotating shift environment and in

this

regard employers often look for a candidate who does not have any reservations to work

in nights as well

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nights as well

as in the evenings. For

such

kind of positions, employers often prefer a person who is not married and does not have family commitments.

For instance

, research suggests that in order to enhance the productivity I.T companies prefer to recruit those candidates who are single and who have an interest in computer technologies.

As a result

, they argue, that not only candidates focus and fulfil their responsibilities

diligently but

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diligently, but

being an unmarried person allows them to work flexibly

such

as in nights or on weekends.

On the other hand

, detractors have their own viewpoint and they put forward the argument that the major drawback of

this

policy could be the decline in the talent pool of any country. It is no secret that people do vary in their nature, some are affable while the others are reserved and generally do not like to share their personal

information

with their friends and colleagues. In

such

situations, asking the prospective employees about their personal

information

could prompt them to drop their application for a job despite their abilities and relevant skills which would be the loss of society.

For example

, research conducted on human

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviour

suggested that a vast majority of professionals

is working

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are working

in the informal sector because they are reluctant to share their personal

information

and term it as a breach of privacy. In conclusion,

although

collecting personal data of candidates may help employers

to get

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get

the most suitable employee.

However

, I believe that employers should obtain the consent of candidates before getting their personal

information

and that it should not be made compulsory which

as a result

could provoke many skilful candidates to look for other opportunities.