He/Him/His
I'm a Software Engineer and a teacher.
There's no feeling quite like the one you get when you watch someone's eyes light up learning something they didn't know.
You mean like one of those pages where there's a headshot of every team member? To me those aren't terribly useful. They give a sense of the "vibe" that the company gives off (a young startupy vibe with a strong team cohesion).
The one thing it is useful for is for getting a sense of the company's diversity and for that it's helpful when the page includes folks' titles so I can see if the company has true diversity at all levels or if it's just the marketing team and a few token junior engineers.
Other than that it's always fun when the page includes something fun and light-hearted about each team member, it shows that the company doesn't take itself too seriously.
Also, keep in mind that not everyone is comfortable having their picture up, so try to be flexible with the style of headshots you let folks choose and let them choose a drawing, or one that's from a distance so you can't make out their face or other identifying features (or even a picture that represents them but isn't them if you're okay with that).
Your final point is a really important one; there are many reasons why people might not want their photo, along with their real name and place of work, on a public website. A lack of flexibility on this from an employer is a red flag!
You mean like one of those pages where there's a headshot of every team member? To me those aren't terribly useful. They give a sense of the "vibe" that the company gives off (a young startupy vibe with a strong team cohesion).
The one thing it is useful for is for getting a sense of the company's diversity and for that it's helpful when the page includes folks' titles so I can see if the company has true diversity at all levels or if it's just the marketing team and a few token junior engineers.
Other than that it's always fun when the page includes something fun and light-hearted about each team member, it shows that the company doesn't take itself too seriously.
Also, keep in mind that not everyone is comfortable having their picture up, so try to be flexible with the style of headshots you let folks choose and let them choose a drawing, or one that's from a distance so you can't make out their face or other identifying features (or even a picture that represents them but isn't them if you're okay with that).
Your final point is a really important one; there are many reasons why people might not want their photo, along with their real name and place of work, on a public website. A lack of flexibility on this from an employer is a red flag!
Oh no, how come I've missed this treasure of a comment! Thank you. All noted and really valuable points!