Employers often ask people applying for jobs for personal information such as 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 opinions give reasons for any answer and relevant examples

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It is common for employers to ask for a range of personal
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applicants; it could be about their marital status or something as simple as their likes and dislikes. Some people hold the opinion that these requests are important and helpful
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there are others who strongly disagree.
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views and state my opinion afterwards. As an employer who wants to bring in a new person to your organization, knowing a few things about them will no doubt help give you an insight
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what you can expect from them. Apart from checking if they have the right qualifications knowing their status could
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help the company plan for things like maternity and paternity leave, work schedule e.t.c.
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most married employees would love to be free on weekends. As strange as it may sound, asking for the interests and hobbies of potential employees can help the applicants feel relaxed during an interview and
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reveal other skills that the recruiter may not know the applicant has. Regardless of all that stated above many people feel
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no bearing on the
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they are not useful and are irrelevant.
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the study about women empowerment in Nigeria revealed that a lot of women prefer to hide their marital status as they are afraid that the recruiter will not give them the
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because they are married. Most companies believe married women come with so much baggage. In my opinion, I think
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is important and will help your organization carefully select
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workers. After all, these are the people they want to entrust their business to so it is only fair that they find out all they can about them. In
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it is important to ask about personal
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from potential workers not minding what others think as long as the company uses
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information
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to select the best candidates for the
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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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