Is it normal to ask for an Eircode on ajob application?

i've seen this on some application forms recently. seems to be a US hr system asking for it. i generally make one up. its not necessary and they dont use it anywhere. they'll ask your full personal details if and when you get the job

I don't get why you'd give someone your CV and personal details, your work and education history all of which identify you in everyway. Then baulk at the post code.

He said they already know what town he lives in.

The other perspective is do you want to work in a place with "crazy irrational" managers.

I think it's a fair point by the OP.

Might be a bias against people from the "rough estate" versus those from the fancier houses at the other end of town. Your exact address isn't a bit of information that is necessary for a job interview.

In the UK I gave my name and house number on the application form for a job.

I got an interview and one of the brains of the outfit explained that without a full address, they would not know how to contact me.

It wasn't as much fun as having the technical arguments when the Q&A session started, but it's worthwhile knowing that your intended company employs people to talk through their hats.

The other thing I did was to remove personal ID except for my name and address for box number adverts. I never once got a reply.

I often wonder how many are scammed through job adverts, a CV must be a con artists dream.

Would revenue need it for property tax purposes too?

Don't they deduct at source if you don't pay it voluntarily as a home owner?

It's not necessary to know where someone lives when considering giving them a job

It very much is necessary. Companies get inundated with applicants from all over the world. I've worked in more than one company that got to the offer stage only to find the applicant didn't have a visa and needed the company's help in getting one. Having an address on a CV tells a company that you are in Ireland or in Europe, whereas "Name: John Smith, Address: <left blank>" could be any where. If you address is down as being in New York, the interviewer can be aware and may still consider you if your skills/experience match up.

In your analogy where you live in Donegal but are looking for a job in Cork, surely you would cover that fact in your cover letter, unless the role is advertised as being remote.

The question was, is it normal to ask for an Eircode. I would say yes it is normal to ask for it. No-one on this thread is saying it's required, but it's more convenient.

Under GDPR, an eircode is not considered sensitive data.

I've had my address on my CV since I was 17. It's a common bit of information to be on one. The Eircode is a new addition to a persons address. I dont see the problem, and I don't think it is companies being "unthinking about their process".

Well you could use someone else's address or eircodes that's very common. So it's not reliable in itself.

Yes you could. As I said earlier in the thread, if you don't have the wherewithal to fill in the details requested of you, don't be surprised if your CV ends up in the bin.

What happens though if you get the job using someone elses eircode and they need to send you something?

I dont give my address when applying for jobs. Just give email and phone number. I live in a Dublin postcode that there would be prejudices against , so always thought it best to leave out. I grew up in a different area, went to two secondaries in different postcodes and third level in another part of Dublin, so would be difficult to say where I"m from by my education history (other than somewhere in Dublin).

You asked what happens further down there line. My answer is people move. That's the point.

I'm my experience is easily to read between the lines and connect the dots on about 80% of people.

That said with gentrification and increasing population with no knowledge of good or bad areas. I think location as a filter is a lot less applicable these days as it was in the past. Lot of people living in communal accommodation.

People are more likely to wonder if your commute is viable and even that is not their issue.

I still think if a company or HR is playing these dumb games or have daft recruitment systems it's a place to avoid.

Most of our communications in recruitment are digital these days. I can't remember the last time it was postal.

People change their address, phone and email constantly these days.

It is perfectly legal to discriminate against people who come from rough estates - provided that's not a proxy for halting sites or other factors (age, gender, ethnicity, disability, family status, etc … the big nine).

Companies that give a toss about their environmental footprint actively try to hire to minimise staff travel distance.

Ive never encountered a company that gave a sh!te about where the person was living to reduce the overall carbon footprint.

In fact, my own employer who in the first breathe would say it is deeply committed to reducing its carbon footprint, in the next breathe is requiring people back into the office meaning hundreds of people queuing on the M50 every morning and for some commuting very far distances.

Getting the right person for the job is most companies primary focus.