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Attach photos to a resume? Is this a common thing to do in the US?

• DanBC 15y ago
  It used to be (depending on the job) common in the UK. Companies stopped asking for it when they realised they were leaving themselves open to discrimination claims. I can't think why anyone would want to include a photograph of themselves on an application / CV / resumé.
  • Eduard 15y ago
    In Germany, it's still common to provide photographs to your application. Many persons are quite successful to grasp a person's character by just looking at a photo. So depending on your character, it could be either a benefit or a disadvantage to provide a photo. I've taken a bunch of photos for friends for use in their applications. And it's always the same: if they are shy and introverted, they do look like this in pictures. Same applies to extroverted characters.
• jordanb 15y ago
  It's never done in the United States. It's rather common apparently in Europe though, even expected in some countries, like Germany. On the subject of "crazy things about job-hunting in Europe," I recently learned that in France, it's expected that you hand-write your cover letter, and HR departments employ people who supposedly can figure out a person's personality and work ethic based on their handwriting.
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• donw 15y ago
  Every resume that came across my desk while I was managing in Japan had a photo attached to it. As far as I know, it's still standard practice throughout most of Asia.