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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 is relevant and useful. Others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Nowadays it is frequently requested to give sensitive data to apply for jobs.
Furthermore
, companies want to know their applicant's interests, marital status and even their personal favourite activities. There are some that may find it irrelevant and useless, though some others would agree
otherwise
. In
this
 essay, I will argue how personal information should remain out of the hiring decision. It is becoming increasingly important to match people's profiles to the company's culture.
Moreover
, human resources staff can easily screen candidates using sophisticated software, the candidate's data start to play an important role in
this
 analysis. In
this
 case, personal information needs to be handled and processed independently from the candidate's skills and job requirements.
For instance
, a company needs to expand aggressively in very remote areas, it can be more useful to filter out candidates that express little interest in travelling. People will easily agree to provide personal data given the chance to participate in a hiring process.
This
 does not automatically allow companies to make decisions without a proper assessment of the applicant. Take
for example
 someone
that is
 applying for a job as a truck driver, what influence does being married or liking to cook in knowing how to drive?
Thus
, personal facts about the aspirant do not tell the company, whether to hire the person or not. In conclusion, usually companies request personal information on applications to assess the candidate's fit with the job requirements. In my opinion, personal data must be handled with extreme privacy as well as it should not be part of the final hiring decision, because people should be treated the same regardless of their personal preferences. We are all equal under the protection of democracy and law.
Therefore
, it should be obligated by law that employers disclose their personal data handling policy to everyone involved in hiring processes.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • job application
  • personal information
  • hobbies and interests
  • marital status
  • relevant
  • useful
  • privacy
  • assessing candidates
  • qualifications
  • experience
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