Task1:

Hi Daniel,

I read your letter yesterday and it will be a grt pleasure to give you advice on this matter. Based on what
I know about you, I am sure that whatever you’ll choose you will give your 100% at it and it will be a
success no matter what. But, having said that, I do want to play the role of the devil’s advocate in regard
to why immediately going to a college might be counter productive for you. Here are my thoughts –

1) The ordeal of being able to plan your finances to afford college is the biggest hurdle. I know your
parents’ business is not going smooth and because of that you already were working part-time
to help them out.
2) You also help around the café, your parents own so that they don’t have to get professional
help, saving the salary expense as a result.

In lieu of those two reasons, I can assure you that college might not be the best plan of action at this
moment. Moreover, you love cooking yourself so much and I can vouch for your culinary skills. Why not
try your hand in some other restaurant as a line chef? I know a few steakhouses and kitchen bars who
are looking for help during the fall. I will help you setup some interview or cook-offs, cease those
opportunities and earn your fees for college before getting that hotel management degree.

Hope my thoughts went across to you and will help you make the final decision. Will wait for your
response! Until next time, stay safe and happy!

Gemma

Task2:

Every single living human is different than others, so is every employer. But recently due to various data
violations and leaks, a divide has been created among them with the philosophy of employee data
management.

At one side of the table, there are firms which make it a mandate for each employee to share their
personal details. Information like their marital status, interests, links to social media accounts. The prime
reason behind is that they would like to check whether the person they’re hiring is an upstanding citizen
of the society or there are some issues/roadblocks to their success. Such information if used wisely with
proper governance and audits can be useful, but we don’t live in such a utopian world unfortunately.

At the other side of the table, are the forerunners of respecting people’s privacy and private life. These
company’s though few in example are the reason why such a divide has been identified, which
previously were always ignored. These firms have the beliefs that what a person outside of work hours
does is none of their business. Their skill sets, productivity and achievements should speak for them
rather than whether they feel Justin Bieber is overrated or not.

In my view, though both sides of the argument have a logical premise behind them which govern the
direction of their recruitment processes, I align slightly with latter. The biggest apprehension that I have
is that the private data of employers can be misused or worse leaked to the public which can lead to
defamation/scams etc. But, if one day we get to out ideal world where they’re zero cases of exploitation
and discrimination, perhaps I will rethink my stand on this matter. Until then, I stand strong with my
current opinion.