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.

In most cases when applying for the position human resource managers ask future employees to provide personal

information

by filling forms.Some individuals believe that

such

information

is of vital importance to the company, while others disagree with

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view due to the privacy issues. 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; yet,

there

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There

is a small risk of it being misused by the recruiter. On the one hand, there are grounds to believe that employers need more than just the professional

information

to better assess their prospective candidates. With increasing emphasis on collaborative work culture and the need for every employee to fit into the team dynamics, collecting extracurricular and personal

information

will help the

employer

select the right candidates and match them with the right opportunities.

For instance

, several applicants may be deemed fit for a marketing position based on their qualification and work history. Those among them having special interests in travelling and meeting people are certainly more suited for

this

position and an

employer

needs to ask about their hobbies to figure

this

out.

Nonetheless

, 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 conclude

,

Accept space

,

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 organisation could use

this

information

against an employee.