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.

It has become, a common culture these days that

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ask prospective candidates for their personal information. While a group of people accept

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, others don't. In

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essay, I am going to discuss both sides and provide my opinion. In

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digital era,

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have been increasingly wanting to know more about the interview candidates,

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in the job application form, they tend to collect personal details

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as marital status, favourite pastimes and interests. On one hand,

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data collection sometimes favours the

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, the

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can figure out if the

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would fit in the team culture, else the new hire could potentially feel left out.

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helps

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to understand if they could get achieve business goals.

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, for a sales position, someone with a soccer-playing hobby would show that the person is sociable and would be able to fit in the position.

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, it helps the

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to plan health care and child care etc.,

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, the data collection at times impacts both the prospective hire and as well the

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activity could lead to preconceived notions and may impact the hiring decision.

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, for an actuarial position in an insurance company, the

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could foresee that someone with bungy jumping as interest could be risky.

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,

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could burden the

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to comply with data collection and privacy laws, which is not needed at the

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selection stage. As

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to conclude, selecting a

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to hire should be based on skills, experience and attitude and not based on personal interests, these details could be collected post

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selection and offer roll-out phase.