Why personal life questions are asked during interview?
From India, Ahmedabad
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From India, Ahmedabad
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Hi,
Personal life questions are being asked to know about your personal background, your family commitments, personal priorities, etc. These questions help the interviewer evaluate you as an individual apart from assessing the technical skill sets.
From India, Madras
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1015Personal life questions are being asked to know about your personal background, your family commitments, personal priorities, etc. These questions help the interviewer evaluate you as an individual apart from assessing the technical skill sets.
From India, Madras
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Dear Banku Bond,
Job interviews are conducted to assess the candidate's personality, their approach towards their career, their suitability for the position, whether they possess the requisite skills and knowledge, and so on. Time is limited, posing a challenge for the interviewer on how to extract maximum information.
Against this backdrop, spending time on personal questions should be minimized. However, much depends on national culture as well. In Western countries and the US, asking personal questions is legally prohibited. Interviewers focus solely on job-related questions. In contrast, the culture in Asian countries differs slightly. While asking personal questions is not prohibited, they should be asked to a point where the candidate does not feel uncomfortable. Questions may revolve around residence, mode of transport, estimated commute time to the office, etc. However, the interviewer should not appear nosy or pry into the candidate's family life.
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Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Job interviews are conducted to assess the candidate's personality, their approach towards their career, their suitability for the position, whether they possess the requisite skills and knowledge, and so on. Time is limited, posing a challenge for the interviewer on how to extract maximum information.
Against this backdrop, spending time on personal questions should be minimized. However, much depends on national culture as well. In Western countries and the US, asking personal questions is legally prohibited. Interviewers focus solely on job-related questions. In contrast, the culture in Asian countries differs slightly. While asking personal questions is not prohibited, they should be asked to a point where the candidate does not feel uncomfortable. Questions may revolve around residence, mode of transport, estimated commute time to the office, etc. However, the interviewer should not appear nosy or pry into the candidate's family life.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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