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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.
by 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 agoYou 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 agoActually 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 agoCorrect, 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