Employers sometimes ask people apply 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 this views and give your opinions.

Normally, in any interview, there are mainly two parts which the candidate has to go through namely: technical and non-technical parts. The technical part contains job related questions while the nontechnical questions are mostly personal. In the later part, the questions that are asked are related to hobbies and interests and other

such

things. One perception is that, while answering to

such

topics, the interviewer can judge the confidence and adaptability of the person at the receiving end.

This

can be useful in judging the candidates when they are outnumbered. In contrary to

this

,

such

questions, don’t do any real good. It doesn’t actually matter whether the person is single or married and what his/her hobbies are. One is not supposed to judge the applicant and

it's

of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

potential or suitability for the position by knowing it’s interesting or hobbies. Some questions which are not relevant

also

tend to make the candidate uncomfortable. For instance, when I went for an interview

in

Suggestion

with

a reputed pharmaceutical company, I was asked about my religion and even my caste and sub-caste, I really felt annoyed at that time but managed somehow to answer those questions with a flat face. To sum it up, it is upon the interviewer to decide what questions to ask, but I personally feel that the questions which tell about the qualifications and the behaviour of the candidate should be involved more in the process while personal and irrelevant questions should be frowned upon.

This

will make the process of interview smooth and easy-going on both the ends.