Totally agree about the picture : in my country (France) it's something very common to have a photo of you on your resume. If you don't do it, you won't necessarily be rejected but you need to be prepared to be asked why you didn't...
It's even been a huge subject of debate to put, or not, your name on your resume to avoid racial prejudice...
Being selected or rejected because of your picture or your name is obviously wrong, but is the avoidance of them a good answer ?
Yeah, if they want to reject you because of your skin color, ethnicity. Well, you might not put a picture or even a name, but at one point they will meet you and see you, won't they?
And if they would reject you because of those things, would you really want to work there?
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Again, in some places, during the initial resume phase it’s just policy to reject any resumes with pictures to avoid even the possibility or appearance of prejudice.
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Yeah I think it’s a good idea to go with what is standard in the industry or area you’re applying to. I don’t know the rules out of the US. Apparently it’s also semi-common to have a picture if it’s an academic resume. But I’m just going based on what people told me
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Totally agree about the picture : in my country (France) it's something very common to have a photo of you on your resume. If you don't do it, you won't necessarily be rejected but you need to be prepared to be asked why you didn't...
It's even been a huge subject of debate to put, or not, your name on your resume to avoid racial prejudice...
Being selected or rejected because of your picture or your name is obviously wrong, but is the avoidance of them a good answer ?
Yeah, if they want to reject you because of your skin color, ethnicity. Well, you might not put a picture or even a name, but at one point they will meet you and see you, won't they?
And if they would reject you because of those things, would you really want to work there?
Again, in some places, during the initial resume phase it’s just policy to reject any resumes with pictures to avoid even the possibility or appearance of prejudice.
Yeah I think it’s a good idea to go with what is standard in the industry or area you’re applying to. I don’t know the rules out of the US. Apparently it’s also semi-common to have a picture if it’s an academic resume. But I’m just going based on what people told me