Employers sometimes ask people 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 recent years there has been an increase in the number of companies or employers asking applicants to provide personal information about themselves.
This
is partly because the human resource team has become more efficient; and partly due to more interest in worker's personal lives than their education and skills. There are a number of strong arguments in favour of employers asking for private information about applicant's life. The
first
is that it may help companies, screen a large number of applications based on people's interests, enabling them to
shotlist
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
shortlist
the candidate for the right role. A
further
point is that, many jobs may require the employees to work on flexible shifts, which are not often preferred by married
personnels
a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
personals
.
Thus
, employers can choose to interview people who are single by reading their marital status.
Finally
, large organisations conduct a plethora of cultural and sports events throughout the year and they look out for people who, can participate in them.
Therefore
, data about their sports or cultural preferences help
orgazinations
a group of people who work together
organizations
, choose the right candidates.
On the other hand
, there are many arguments against
this
exercise.
Firstly
, people may have different interests personally and professionally.
Thererfore
Suggestion
Therefore
, it would be wrong to analyse their profile on the basis of their
hobbies which
Accept comma addition
hobbies, which
, others could not consider as
good
Suggestion
well
.
Also
, not to hire someone on the basis of their marital status could be a wrong decision as many married people are more likely to be
loyal
Suggestion
more loyal
than the ones who are single, since the former are looking for a stable job. In my opinion, I believe that personal information can surely help organisations, take better decisions to hire suitable
emloyees
a worker who is hired to perform a job
employees
as the company would invest a lot of time and money in their training.
However
, the candidates should not be forced to provide all the personal details unless they wish to.

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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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