Employer sometimes ask people applying for the 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 view and give your opinion.

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market relates to whether

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about the applicant`s personal life,

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their past time activities and marital status or not. In

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essay I am going to examine

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question from both sides of the argument and

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reason why the potential employees are asked about their personal life is because, by knowing about the potential hire`s leisure time activities, the human resource department can decide whether he or she will be the best-fit for the company or not. In most cases, if an individual`s passion matches the

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interest, he or she will be more committed to the organization.

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, in some

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about the employee’s marital status and

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can estimate the employee retention rate. To illustrate, if a position requires to travel frequently might not be an appropriate choice for a married person.

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, there are some drawbacks of asking personal

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to the

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seekers.

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, after knowing about the applicant`s personal interests the interviewer might take judgmental decisions.

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, if the interviewer and interviewee have same sport preferences,

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might get biased and perform wrong recruitments. Another crucial point is that, many people may have strong privacy concern and

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not willing to share those in public. As a consequence, the employer will miss the opportunity to appoint those who might be the well fit for the company in the long run. In conclusion, I believe both sides have

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, I feel that the organization should not have

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the applicant`s personal information

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knowledge will not only create discrimination toward the

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the company will lose many applicants due to the confidentiality policy.