In the last 30 years, the job market has been changing into a very competitive environment for both, employers and employees. This has been even more competitive for the job seekers.
Nowadays, new applicants race towards showcasing their skills and points of strength, however; when it comes to personal information, there are two opposite views for two different groups of people.
The first group of people and I believe that it is mostly relevant to include any personal information in job applications. These data might include things like hobbies and marital status. Relevantly, disclosing these aspects about a person's life can be considered helpful for some employers as they can give early signs of their expected working time in general. For instance, a single person is expected to have more flexibility to work overtime more than a married person. This has proven to be correct in my current workplace as many applicants tend to clarify many aspects about their life in order to provide the company with clear expectations and image of their capabilities. As well, my company has been very keen on avoiding the hiring of married couples, as she always chose to hire one of them only to avoid unnecessary competition between them.
On the other hand, the opposing group puts more limits on the privacy of individuals, regardless of how this would affect their chances of being hired. Such limitation is reasoned by limiting employer interference in people's lives and decisions.
As a matter of fact, there are no regulations that prohibit employers from receiving anything that was sent willingly by applicants as long as they do not share the application with a 3rd party.
Accordingly, as I noticed in a previous firm that I worked for, the employer was extremely surprised by a 30 day leave permission that was requested by an employee who was very keen to participate in a yearly karate competition. Such situation has escalated faster and the corporation had to ask other individuals in the department to work more than 12 hours every day.
In the last 30 years, the job market has been changing into a
very
competitive environment for both,
employers
and employees. This has been even more competitive for the job seekers.
Nowadays, new applicants race towards showcasing their
skills
and points of strength,
however
; when it
comes
to personal information, there are two opposite views for two
different
groups of
people
.
The
first
group of
people
and I believe that it is
mostly
relevant to include any personal information in job applications. These data might include things like hobbies and marital status.
Relevantly
, disclosing these aspects about a person's life can
be considered
helpful for
some
employers
as they can give early signs of their
expected
working time
in general
.
For instance
, a single person is
expected
to have more flexibility to work overtime more than a married person. This has proven to be correct in my
current
workplace as
many
applicants tend to clarify
many
aspects about their life in order to provide the
company
with
clear
expectations and image of their capabilities.
As well
, my
company
has been
very
keen on avoiding the hiring of married couples, as she always chose to hire one of them
only
to avoid unnecessary competition between them.
On the other hand
, the opposing group puts more limits on the privacy of individuals, regardless of how this would affect their chances of
being hired
. Such limitation
is reasoned
by limiting
employer
interference in
people
's
lives
and decisions.
As a matter of fact, there are no regulations that prohibit
employers
from receiving anything that was
sent
willingly
by applicants as long as they do not share the application with a 3rd party.
Accordingly
, as I noticed in a previous firm that I worked for, the
employer
was
extremely
surprised by a
30 day
leave
permission that
was requested
by an employee who was
very
keen to participate in a yearly karate competition. Such situation has escalated faster and the corporation had to ask other individuals in the department to work more than 12 hours every day.