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 this information may be relevant and useful. Others disagree. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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When candidates apply for a job, to know more detail about the application,
besides
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information
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on their resume, employers sometimes ask for some personal
information
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. Of course, personal
information
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have
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has
to be agreed to share and not too strictly confidential.
In
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With
this
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idea, I totally agree with
this
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topic. In some positions, the job description
also
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mentioned about marriage status, or interest because they are
also
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one of the critical to evaluate
this
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candidate
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is suitable or not.
For example
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, in a startup company and they are looking for a junior accountant. In the job description of
this
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position, they are looking for a young
candidate
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and it would be great if she is still single. Somehow, they think that a single person would be more focused on work more than married women, they do not have many worrying things like
baby
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a baby
babies
, or husband or chores houses. The way they share about their hobbies
also
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know that
this
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candidate
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is careful or not because carefulness is one of the important characteristics of a good accountant. At the end of the interview sessions, after technical interview questions, some interviewers will ask some hobby questions to help the candidates feel relax and seem to have more connections between each other. They seem to be more connected
to think
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thinking
about their interests. If a company has a football club and the
candidate
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is
also
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a fan of
this
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sport, they will find the common topic to share and by sharing stories we will know more about the characters of the candidates. In conclusion, asking personal
information
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is
also
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one of
good way
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the best way
best way
to know more detail about the candidates. Work-life is not only documents, meetings and technical topics, they are
also
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colleagues so by knowing their hobbies, we will have more points to consider to choose the most suitable candidates for the vacant position.
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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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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