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I'm a developer, so no... A headshot would be of exactly zero value to me. I have no photo on linkedin or any social media. In fact, zero photos of me online.

by LandR 8y ago

I'm a developer, so no... A headshot would be of exactly zero value to me. I have no photo on linkedin or any social media. In fact, zero photos of me online. Current work asked me to upload a photo for the company skype / whatever. I told them no. It's completely pointless. If a company wanted a photo for me to apply for the job, I wouldn't apply. Judge me on my history / technical skills / personal skills etc at the interview. My face is irrelevant.

mdgrech23 8y ago
You're greatly limiting your career potential with this mindset. Soft skills matter too. If you want to advance in your career you need people to pull you up, you'll never get the necessary contacts with this kind of attitude.
- tboyd47 8y ago
  Is being able to smile for a camera a "soft skill?"
hobofan 8y ago
Would you also like to be referred to by your employee number instead of your name? I agree with your point about job interviews, but in your job, a photo is far from pointless. It helps people you only work with remotely to stay empathetic, and not reduce you to a faceless attributeless character (which is the image placholder photos transport), among other things.
gallamine 8y ago
As a remote worker, people with this attitude make it much harder to do my job - a photo helps build trust and trust makes good teams. Presumably you don't go into the office wearing a mask to hide your identity?
- LandR 8y ago
  I'm also mostly a remote worker. Honestly, I try to go into the office as little as possible. I don't need a photo to help me trust someone though, I judge my colleagues on their work, I couldn't care less what they look like.
  - raztogt21 8y ago
    You seem a charm to work with.
copperx 8y ago
I'm not trying to be mean, but are you aware that you do, in fact, have a face and people can see it in the real world? Not to mention that you also get judged by your appearance, because that's what humans do. It seems to me that you haven't accepted this fact of life.

by LandR 8y ago

mdgrech23 8y ago

You're greatly limiting your career potential with this mindset. Soft skills matter too. If you want to advance in your career you need people to pull you up, you'll never get the necessary contacts with this kind of attitude.

tboyd47 8y ago
Is being able to smile for a camera a "soft skill?"

hobofan 8y ago

Would you also like to be referred to by your employee number instead of your name? I agree with your point about job interviews, but in your job, a photo is far from pointless. It helps people you only work with remotely to stay empathetic, and not reduce you to a faceless attributeless character (which is the image placholder photos transport), among other things.

gallamine 8y ago

As a remote worker, people with this attitude make it much harder to do my job - a photo helps build trust and trust makes good teams. Presumably you don't go into the office wearing a mask to hide your identity?

LandR 8y ago
I'm also mostly a remote worker. Honestly, I try to go into the office as little as possible. I don't need a photo to help me trust someone though, I judge my colleagues on their work, I couldn't care less what they look like.
- raztogt21 8y ago
  You seem a charm to work with.

copperx 8y ago

I'm not trying to be mean, but are you aware that you do, in fact, have a face and people can see it in the real world? Not to mention that you also get judged by your appearance, because that's what humans do. It seems to me that you haven't accepted this fact of life.