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 views and give your opinion.

Companies nowadays prefer to gather personal

information

from the candidates applying for a job, which includes marital status, interests, and hobbies.

Although

believed by many that

such

information

may be relevant and useful to hire a perfect

candidate

, but, few people think that personal

information

must not be revealed to the employer because it may result in discrimination in the hiring process.

This

essay will discuss both the views,

however

, in my opinion, disclosure of

such

information

does not affect the hiring process and helps the employer make a better choice over a number of candidates. On the one hand, it is perceived by many that capturing the private

information

of candidates who are applying for jobs gives the free hand to the hiring managers, to hire the

candidate

of their own

interest

.

However

, it is important to understand that the hiring manager will be able to hire a

person

of personal

interest

only if he is aware of the place where the candidates belong to, or the cast of the

candidate

, but having

information

only about the hobbies,

interest

and marital status does not

allows

Suggestion

allow

the recruiting manager to take a biased decision. A recent survey by Economic Times suggests that the companies who do not seek personal

information

from the candidates have a 10% higher attrition rate. So in my opinion, the belief that

employer

Suggestion

an employer

employers

having availed the personal

information

may bias the recruiting process is not valid.

On the other hand

, the hiring managers ask the candidates for personal

information

to make the best choice out of the pool of candidates.

Firstly

, seeking personal

information

such

as

interest

and hobbies reveals the nature of the

person

and reveals more about the personality of the

candidate

.

Such

as, someone having a habit of reading novels must be a

person

who likes to be surrounded by books.

Secondly

, asking for the marital status helps the hiring manager to make a decision according to the requirement of the role, as the role might include a lot of

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

which is generally not preferred by the married candidates, and may result in disinterest from the job. Times now interview with top recruiting agencies shows that the hiring managers who seek personal

information

from candidates have been able to recruit more successful candidates with an attrition rate of less than 10%. In my opinion, employers who ask the private

information

of the candidates successfully hire a better

person

according to the roles and responsibility of the position. To conclude, hiring managers availing subjective

information

in advance, from the candidates applying for job opportunities should not be seen as a way of dissolving transparency of the hiring procedure, as it helps employers bring the best resources to the company.