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Interestingly, it was a culture shock when I saw that in other countries (that tend to have a more homogenous ethnic population) informally require photos. No
by itchyouch 2y ago
Interestingly, it was a culture shock when I saw that in other countries (that tend to have a more homogenous ethnic population) informally require photos. Not having a photo on a resume almost guaranteed the resume would go into the trash.
Even more of a culture shock was how much more open people are about their biases in those cases. "We can't have someone short doing job X, or they don't have a friendly face for Y, etc."
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- thenthenthen 2y ago100% My partner had chestnut brown painted hair, she had to wear a black wig in order to work at 711 in China.
- prawn 2y agoSeveral years ago, I had a Dutch girl apply for a traineeship-level position with my business in Australia, and she included a number of photos, including a 'glamour' shot of her straddling a chair. Quite bizarre.
- account42 2y agoThe reality is that for many jobs the appearance actually does matter.