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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 that this information may be relevant and useful, others disagree. Discuss both the views and give your own opinion. v.1

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 that this information may be relevant and useful, others disagree. v. 1
It is often argued that requiring an applicant to provide additional personal information such as hobbies or marital status is beneficial for the employer; however, many people disagree with this view and claim that this information is useless and holds no value. This essay will elaborate on both points of view and present my opinion. On the one hand, there are grounds to believe that employers need more than just the professional information to better assess their prospective candidates. With increasing emphasis on collaborative work culture and need for every employee to fit into the team dynamics, collecting extracurricular and personal information will help the employer select the right candidates and match them with right opportunities. For instance, several applicants may be deemed fit for a marketing position based on their qualification and work history. Those among them having special interests in traveling and meeting people are certainly more suited for this position and an employer needs to ask about their hobbies to figure this out. Nonetheless, many of those who disagree with this argument doubt the authenticity of such information provided in the job applications. They believe that the job applicants tend to make up some hobbies and interests just to impress the employers. According to a survey conducted by a student group from London School of Economics, only 40% of the respondents of a survey gave genuine answers when asked about their extracurricular interests. In conclusion, while some are still doubtful of the veracity / truthfulness of information provided by candidates for a job position, it is believed that collecting this information greatly helps an employer in better decision making. In my opinion, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and hence, the more information an employer gathers about an applicant, the better the decision making process will be.
It is
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often
argued that requiring an
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applicant
to provide additional personal
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information
such as hobbies or marital status is beneficial for the
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employer
;
however
,
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many
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people
disagree with this view and claim that this
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information
is useless and holds no value. This essay will elaborate on both points of view and present my opinion.

On the one hand, there are grounds to believe that
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employers
need more than
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just
the professional
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information
to better assess their prospective candidates. With increasing emphasis on collaborative work culture and need for every employee to fit into the team dynamics, collecting extracurricular and personal
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information
will
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help
the
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employer
select the right candidates and match them with right opportunities.
For instance
, several
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applicants
may
be deemed
fit for a marketing position based on their qualification and work history. Those among them having special interests in traveling and meeting
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people
are
certainly
more suited for this position and an
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employer
needs to ask about their hobbies to figure this out.

Nonetheless,
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many
of those who disagree with this argument doubt the authenticity of such
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information
provided in the job applications. They believe that the job
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applicants
tend to
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make
up
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some
hobbies and interests
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just
to impress the
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employers
. According to a survey conducted by a student group from London School of Economics,
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only
40% of the respondents of a survey gave genuine answers when asked about their extracurricular interests.

In conclusion
, while
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some
are
still
doubtful of the veracity / truthfulness of
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information
provided by candidates for a job position, it
is believed
that collecting this
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information
greatly
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helps
an
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employer
in better
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decision making
. In my opinion, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and
hence
, the more
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information
an
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employer
gathers about an
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applicant
, the better the
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decision making
process will be.
5Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
19Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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IELTS essay 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 that this information may be relevant and useful, others disagree. v. 1

Essay
  American English
4 paragraphs
300 words
6
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0
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Task Achievement: 6.5
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