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"Company X collects your personal data...for recruiting purposes". What data?

  • 18-12-2015 01:09AM
    #1
    Purpleskies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭Purpleskies


    I'm talking about online applications and the like.

    It's rarely specified what kind of data they collect. Just email and phone number and what you upload (cover letter, CV and so on)? Or more private stuff than that?

    Cheers for any help folks


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  • #2
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Purpleskies wrote: »
    I'm talking about online applications and the like.

    It's rarely specified what kind of data they collect. Just email and phone number and what you upload (cover letter, CV and so on)? Or more private stuff than that?

    Cheers for any help folks
    They can't really collect any personal data you don't provide now, can they?


  • #3
    Henry Plain Mechanic
    Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭ Henry Plain Mechanic


    Purpleskies wrote: »
    I'm talking about online applications and the like.

    It's rarely specified what kind of data they collect. Just email and phone number and what you upload (cover letter, CV and so on)? Or more private stuff than that?

    Cheers for any help folks

    Whatever you put in the application form.


  • #4
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,831 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    I applied for one recently that asked for the usual job-related stuff on the online form, but then wanted my addresses for the last few years and other details for a "background check"

    Needless to say I didn't fill that stuff in seeing as I hadn't even spoken to anyone about the role yet.


  • #5
    Purpleskies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭Purpleskies


    Stheno wrote: »
    They can't really collect any personal data you don't provide now, can they?

    Well, that isn't obvious. The pages you visit, browsing habits, shopping habits, etc are easily detected through cookies. I wanted to be sure.


  • #6
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,872 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    There are limits to what use that they can make of the personal data. This ties into legal proportionality, the concept of there has to be a reasonable limit that should not impinge on personal privacy. So instance a typical data processor could not say take personal data form a job application and then use the same data to sell to advertisers etc.


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