Employer 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.

Employers asking for your personal

information

has been a norm these days but people seem to land on different sides on how they feel about lending your personal details to someone.

This

essay discusses both views and states the Authors opinion. From the

employer

's view, finding out as much relevant

information

as they can about the job

applicant

can help them find out if he/she is a good fit for the current

position

.

For instance

, knowing more about the activities that an

applicant

might have interest in during the free time, like sports. depending on the type of the activity or the sport, like a team sport or individual sport will give more relevant

information

than could potentially match with the qualities required for the

position

.

on the other hand

, knowing single or married can

also

help the

employer

about the stage of the

applicant

career. people who do not have a lot of responsibilities that come with being married tend to try out different careers before settling down in a particular path they want to pursue.

Although

some

information

might be relevant, an increasing amount of data breaches recently inside different tech compies has caused several unemployed candidates to be reluctant about providing more

information

than what is required for the job.

On the other hand

, Data can be misused by the employees currently working for the company by selling new

applicant

's

information

. Meanwhile, Increasing differences in personal and political views among pupils can cause the employees who are part of the organization can discriminate and potentially negatively affect the

applicant

chances of acquiring the

position

. Having looked at both views, providing little more than relevant

information

could positively impact the

applicant

's chances at landing the

position

.

This

will give an

employer

a general idea of how the person applying for the

position

may be fit into the culture of the company and can work with peers. These observations can

also

positively impact the

applicant

to avoid a workplace that he might not be a great fit for his career goals. Even though there are negatives, they do not outweigh the positives in providing personal

information

to the

employer

.