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Could you please specify the country, so I don't accidentally move there?
by ThePadawan 4y ago
Could you please specify the country, so I don't accidentally move there?
- Shared404 4y agoTexas unfortunately. Doesn't happen all the time or everywhere, but I've seen people brag about doing this.
- ThePadawan 4y agoThank you! I find it personally helpful to get points of data like this. Living in Switzerland, the cultural standards are sometimes astonishingly different between countries (e.g. I still regularly see job application forms that require both a headshot of the candidate and a date of birth).
- mcguire 4y agoWell, yeah, but that's so you don't hire someone unattractive, or worse the wrong kind of person.
- ThePadawan 4y agoSometimes, when I can tell during a hiring process that it's just not working out, I do ask companies why they ask for a photo and a date of birth. The answers generally are: - "We've always done it this way" - Well sorry to hear that, but that's not a reason - "Everybody does it this way" - Well, I'm a candidate and I can tell you that no, only 10% of companies are doing it this way - "We want to get a first impression of the person before we invest time to look at them closer" - The first step in your application process is a 15min call with an HR person. Do you really need a step before that to reject someone based on age or ethnicity or gender? So far, no one has reacted with any kind of understanding.
- jmugan 4y agoAs a counterpoint, I live in Texas and I have never seen this.
- ThePadawan 4y agoThank you!
- Shared404 4y agoIt's a big place. While I'll readily admit I don't like a lot of the political environment here, there are also a _lot_ of amazing people and places.