These days, people who apply for jobs are asked to provide information on their personal information like hobbies, interests and marital status by their potential employers. According to some, this information is vital for the employers. I agree with this process as it the onus of the employers to get the relevant information from candidate before deciding whether he or she is suitable for the job position.
Admittedly, there are some drawbacks in sharing the personal information with employers as it puts the job seekers privacy at risk, especially, when the employers are not protecting the personally identifiable information. However, this threat could be addressed by strictly following the basic guidelines mandated by the law. For instance, the General Data Protection and Restriction (GDPR) act enforced by the European Union makes it an obligation of a company to protect the personal data of all its employees. Given that there are strict measures to protect data, the applicants could feel safe that their data is protected.
On the other hand, the other hand, the personal data shared by the potential employees are essential to match the job requirement against their personalities. Even a small information may reveal a great deal about a person. For example, people who apply for sales job need to be an extrovert as they need to meet people from all walks of like and promote their companies products. Based on a person's interests, employers can easily identify whether a candidate is outspoken or not.
Moreover, some companies especially startups, need their employees to work overtime during critical phases of their project life cycle. An employer would be able to judge whether the person would be able to do that based on his or her age, marital status and personal commitments. To illustrate, according to a recent Cambridge University study, people who are young and single are preferred by the startups as they are more flexible in their work timings.
To conclude, though there are some drawbacks with respects to protecting personal data, it is essential for the employers to get to know the person they are recruiting for the job collecting relevant information.
These days,
people
who apply for
jobs
are asked
to provide
information
on their
personal
information
like hobbies,
interests
and marital status by their potential
employers
. According to
some
, this
information
is vital for the
employers
. I
agree
with this process as it the onus of the
employers
to
get
the relevant
information
from candidate
before
deciding whether he or she is suitable for the
job
position.
Admittedly
, there are
some
drawbacks in sharing the
personal
information
with
employers
as it puts the
job
seekers privacy at
risk
,
especially
, when the
employers
are not protecting the
personally
identifiable
information
.
However
, this threat could
be addressed
by
strictly
following the basic guidelines mandated by the law.
For instance
, the General
Data
Protection and Restriction (GDPR) act enforced by the European Union
makes
it an obligation of a
company
to protect the
personal
data
of all its employees.
Given
that there are strict measures to protect
data
, the applicants could feel safe that their
data
is protected
.
On the other hand
, the other hand, the
personal
data
shared by the potential employees are essential to match the
job
requirement against their personalities. Even a
small
information
may reveal a great deal about a person.
For example
,
people
who apply for sales
job
need to be an extrovert as they need to
meet
people
from all walks of like and promote their
companies
products. Based on a person's interests,
employers
can
easily
identify whether a candidate is outspoken or not.
Moreover
,
some
companies
especially
startups, need their employees to work overtime during critical phases of their project life cycle. An
employer
would be able to judge whether the person would be able to do that based on
his or her
age, marital status and
personal
commitments. To illustrate, according to a recent Cambridge University study,
people
who are young and single
are preferred
by the startups as they are more flexible in their work timings.
To conclude
, though there are
some
drawbacks with respects to protecting
personal
data
, it is essential for the
employers
to
get
to know the person they are recruiting for the
job
collecting relevant
information
.