Requesting personal information during
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induction process has been considered quite normal by most companies. These details may contain marital status, hobbies, number of dependents, and even pastime activities. Some people argue that
such
practice is justified and crucial,
while
others hold the stance that asking for personal information is irrelevant. I believe it greatly depends upon the
job
description and the role
one
is applying for and in
this
essay, I will elaborate on both these aspects.
On
one
hand, there is a group of people who believe that knowing each and every detail about a candidate makes them know the nature of an applicant in a better way.
For example
, if some person loves to socialise and travel during his free time, he may be an extrovert person.
Likewise
, having knowledge about
one
's dependents or family members might give a good idea to the employers about how much time he can dedicate to
work
and whether he would be able to
work
extra hours if required to do so.
However
,
this
practice could be more relevant when considering someone for jobs like customer service representative, front-desk staff, and guest service executive, which require
one
to be dealing with multiple clients on a daily basis, and
also
for field
work
, where
one
is supposed to be travelling most of the times.
On the contrary
, various professions that
work
on a 9-to-5 basis and do not involve more social interaction or commute may demand employees to be hired solely based on their academic and professional backgrounds.
For instance
, doctors, information technology personnel, computer engineers, pharmacists, etc, are a few examples of
such
work
sectors. In fact, multiple countries like Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia don't encourage
job
applicants to even put their photograph on their resume
while
applying for
such
professional vacancies, considering it as being irrelevant to the hiring process.
Having looked at both the above views, we can conclude that any detail required from a prospective person under consideration for a vacancy greatly depends on the nature of the
work
he is applying for.
While
some field or marketing-related
work
posts demand
one
to be presentable, friendly, and courteous, other sectors mainly aim for education, knowledge and experience.
Lastly
, I believe that whatever details are required, should be disclosed to potential applicants
while
placing the
job
advertisement.