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I believe historically CVs had pictures in Europe, and the "standardized" CV (Europass) still invites you to put one in[0]. Most people I spoke with said if yo
by riffraff 2y ago
I believe historically CVs had pictures in Europe, and the "standardized" CV (Europass) still invites you to put one in[0].
Most people I spoke with said if you show up with Europass it's considered a negative flag, but I suppose it may still be useful for some "less modern" jobs.
[0] https://europass.europa.eu/ https://europass.europa.eu/
- BossingAround 2y agoWhy would it be considered a negative flag? I've been using it my whole professional life (~15 years, multiple jobs) and never had an issue with it. It's just a PDF in the end.
- riffraff 2y agoAs I understand it, cause HR don't care about most of it. It encourages you to put a lot of things in it which are generally not interesting, much like in the old days you'd list the ability to drive a car in your CV, or having finished the mandatory military conscription. People prefer a one pager with relevant experiences than a five pages which include your id number, birth date and address. You can of course do a Europass CV with less info, it's just not how people do it generally, according to the people who complained about it (I'm just reporting what I heard, I don't care about the CV format)
- BossingAround 2y agoAh well that explains things, I have a one-page Europass CV.
- rad_gruchalski 2y ago“Standard EU CV”… why doesn’t that surprise me. At least it’s not required by law. Yet. Don’t send photos.