Employers sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal information, such as their hobbles 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

It is a usual procedure to share personal information like hobbies and

interests

, and their marital status while applying for a job vacancy. Some people believe that

this

data

may be useful whereas others think it is irrelevant. It can be beneficial in case of any emergency and

also

able to understand their

interests

to motivate them once they got hired whereas it argued that there should be some privacy of their personal

details

.

Firstly

,getting the personal

data

from the candidate will help the employer to contact their family in case of any emergency.

For instance

,when the person is met with any accident or illness, the HR department can immediately contact their family members.

Moreover

, knowing the hobbies and

interests

can help the employer to give some gifts which they like most.

For example

, many multinational companies provide movie tickets to their employees on their birthdays.

This

motivates them to a great extent.

However

, some people argued that

this

is irrelevant to the fact that it is up to the person whether they need to disclose their personal information while applying for a job.

Also

, there is no point in disclosing

such

information at the hiring stage.

For example

,in a recent survey conducted, 70 per cent of candidates are not willing to share these

data

with the hiring department. In my opinion, getting the

interests

and personal

data

at the initial stage of hiring is irrelevant and did not find any users with those

details

in

this

instance. In conclusion, employers can get

details

from the resume for those

data

that the candidate is ready to share, else it is always better to get those

details

once he or she got selected.