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 these views and give your own opinion.

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Some companies ask their potential employees about additional
information
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which is not really connected with the job position or working experience.
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some people are happy to share
this
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information
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, others can find
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questions inappropriate. As for me, I believe that there is nothing wrong to ask about some personal
information
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,
however
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, at the same time, the questions should be not too personal and need to be asked in
professional way
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a professional way
. On the one hand, sometimes additional
personal
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Personal
questions can give
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employer
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employers
an employer
the employer
more full picture of understanding of the person who is interviewed.
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, the questions about hobbies and interests can tell
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employer
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an employer
employers
the employer
about the person’s attitude to the life, sport, family, health, desire to study new things, etc. It is
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revealing how the person will respond. Usually the pleasant and well educated people would not show their surprise about additional questions.
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, those who love their
hobbies
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hobby
and families will be happy to talk about
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this topics
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this topic
these topics
, so often
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conversation can be considered as the relaxing part of the
interview
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.
On the other hand
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, some employers can
loose
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
lose
the sense of professionalism and ask the additional questions to satisfy their own interests. In my opinion, the question about the marital status is not always correct and can be viewed as not
proper one
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a proper one
for both, employee and
employer
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. I believe, that to avoid any kinds of misunderstandings, it’s better to add
this
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question in the general application form, if it’s
necessary
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more necessary
, than to ask it on
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a face to face interview
interview
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. No matter what, employers need to treat people professionally and with reaper, so it is important to plan the interviews. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that during the
interview
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employer
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can receive any kind of
information
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about a future employee,
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, it is necessary to build the strategy of
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every interview,
interview
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, to make sure that the questions cannot offend someone’s feelings and wouldn’t be considered as disrespectful.
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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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