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They're not allowed to actively discriminate on it, but people naturally make choices based on gut feeling and having a good photo can really help. They're not
by petercooper 11y ago
They're not allowed to actively discriminate on it, but people naturally make choices based on gut feeling and having a good photo can really help.
They're not allowed to discriminate on whether your resume contains the right collection of trendy buzzwords either, but that's what HR systems sit and do every day.
You play the game that exists, not the one that's written in statute.
- throwaway5752 11y ago"They're not allowed to discriminate on whether your resume contains the right collection of trendy buzzwords" Aren't they?
- DanBC 11y agoI'm not surprised that candidates put their photos on resumes or their information sites. I am surprised that a CEO publicly declares photos to be useful. A photo is clearly bullshit - there's no useful information in a photo (unless it's "here I am accepting $PRESTIGOUS_AWARD last year") - and it raise risk of discrimination claims.
- coldtea 11y ago>there's no useful information in a photo There's lots of useful information in a photo. A talented HR/CEO can size up a lot of things from it, even from the way the candidate is dressed in the photo. "Hmm, too old, too quirky looking, doesn't look a good fit for our culture, fucking hipster I hate them, too slopilly dressed don't like working with such guys" etc.