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 the views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, recruiters check personal

information

like leisure time activities, marital status and liking of the candidates. Few individuals believe that

this

information

is irrelevant but many others have a different opinion.

This

essay will enunciate upon both the views before reaching an appropriate conclusion. On the one hand, intimate

data

of the employee before joining is vital for the employer.

Firstly

, it gives an insight into the candidature's stability.

For example

, if the applicant is married and owns a house nearby to the office, its very unlikely that the

candidate

will change the job in a short span of time.

Secondly

, private

data

of the

candidate

will help the employers in analyzing his attitude towards life and most importantly about his nature. Individual's past time activities reveal about his team-leading skills.

For instance

, a recent survey outcome revealed that the managers in various organizations have a common trait of doing captaincy in team games like cricket, football etc.

On the other hand

, sometimes sharing private info leads to misjudgment and security breach as well. One reason, candidates with lower castes are rejected even before they are interviewed.

Such

as, many Hindu owners of the company reject Muslim

candidate

applications. Another reason, many people feel that there private and confidential

information

will be misused. Many companies gather

this

data

and sell them in the open market. To illustrate

this

, one of the leading multiple national companies was imposed with a heft fine for circulating his employee personal

data

to the financial institution. To sum up, there are some shortfalls in revealing personal

data

with the employer.

However

, I opine that the personal

data

of the

candidate

shows the compatibility and his attitude which is far more important for a recruiter before hiring them.

Moreover

, the

candidate

should be wise enough to share only

information

that can be discussed publicly and not confidential .