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Try nemcv.com, they make the formatting easy, you just enter the content. A nice looking resume and photo are important

by zubairq 12y ago

tptacek 12y ago
I was talking to a friend about this recently and he informs me that photos are standard practice in Europe and Asia. I find that ridiculous. What could a photo possibly do except to bias the hiring process? I would stop interviewing immediately at any firm that demanded a photo.
- Spoom 12y ago
  I would imagine that an HR department in the US would be reticent to even look at a resume that included a photo to avoid the appearance of discrimination.
  - dragonwriter 12y ago
    You don't know it includes a photo until you've looked at it, and refusing to look at it further invokes the appearance of discrimination. It would make more sense to have the photo removed or obscured before anyone doing substantive review of the resume got a hold of it, though that may be difficult if the term "HR department" is an exaggeration and its really just one person (unless the HR department isn't actually responsible for substantive review, just tracking, and the working manager over the position does substantive review, which arguably ought to be the case for all kinds of other reasons -- in that case, a one-person HR "department" isn't really a problem, as all they have to do is receive, track, and make sure that things like that are dealt with before the real reviewer gets the resume.)
    - zubairq 12y ago
      Actually the advice NemCV gives is totally opposite to almost everyone. Having a clear photo is important to show someone as being a professional, which is why NemCV is the only service with a 100% success rate for finding people jobs
  - zubairq 12y ago
    Correct, our CVs do not make sense in the USA. Here in Europe even though photos are discouraged the EU still makes an exception for NemCV as it helps so many people find jobs
- gadders 12y ago
  They're not usual in the UK (which is sort-of part of Europe).
  - zubairq 12y ago
    Yes, NemCV is used alot in the UK. The guy on the homepage is from the UK and found a job there

Try nemcv.com, they make the formatting easy, you just enter the content. A nice looking resume and photo are important

by zubairq 12y ago

Try nemcv.com, they make the formatting easy, you just enter the content. A nice looking resume and photo are important

I was talking to a friend about this recently and he informs me that photos are standard practice in Europe and Asia. I find that ridiculous. What could a photo possibly do except to bias the hiring process? I would stop interviewing immediately at any firm that demanded a photo.

Spoom 12y ago
I would imagine that an HR department in the US would be reticent to even look at a resume that included a photo to avoid the appearance of discrimination.
- dragonwriter 12y ago
  You don't know it includes a photo until you've looked at it, and refusing to look at it further invokes the appearance of discrimination. It would make more sense to have the photo removed or obscured before anyone doing substantive review of the resume got a hold of it, though that may be difficult if the term "HR department" is an exaggeration and its really just one person (unless the HR department isn't actually responsible for substantive review, just tracking, and the working manager over the position does substantive review, which arguably ought to be the case for all kinds of other reasons -- in that case, a one-person HR "department" isn't really a problem, as all they have to do is receive, track, and make sure that things like that are dealt with before the real reviewer gets the resume.)
  - zubairq 12y ago
    Actually the advice NemCV gives is totally opposite to almost everyone. Having a clear photo is important to show someone as being a professional, which is why NemCV is the only service with a 100% success rate for finding people jobs
- zubairq 12y ago
  Correct, our CVs do not make sense in the USA. Here in Europe even though photos are discouraged the EU still makes an exception for NemCV as it helps so many people find jobs
gadders 12y ago
They're not usual in the UK (which is sort-of part of Europe).
- zubairq 12y ago
  Yes, NemCV is used alot in the UK. The guy on the homepage is from the UK and found a job there