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It's weird to see photos on resumes. I know this is standard practice in the UK and other places, but it would be illegal to request it in the US. Also, is hav

It's weird to see photos on resumes. I know this is standard practice in the UK and other places, but it would be illegal to request it in the US. Also, is having a sort of stylish resume a thing in Europe?

zthomas 12y ago
Having designed resume is more common in europe. US is the only country that seems to be kind of anti-profile photos. But startups and small-mid sized companies don't seem to care
- lotsofpulp 12y ago
  One reason I wouldn't request photos in the US is to help avoid claims of discrimination.
irremediable 12y ago
Wow, are photos that common in the UK? I've never done that, nor seen it, but then I've not been on the labour force that long (~5 years).
- withdavidli 12y ago
  From what I've seen, yes. Also common to marital status, citizenship, sometimes even equivalent of Social Security Number, driver's license info as well. Basically all you would need to steal a person's identity.
  - mwj 12y ago
    What? I've got 10 CV's sitting on my desk in front of me right now and none of them have photos or any of the things you've mentioned above, except citizenship.
  - ealexhudson 12y ago
    It's definitely not common in the UK; the only time I have seen it over the past few years is the CVs of continentals applying for jobs (particularly in London, since there are many more Europeans settled there, and usually Germans). Marital status and driving license status is common; NI number not so much (but it's not as valuable as a SSN). Citizenship is definitely important; employers are on the hook to ensure the right to work.
acveilleux 12y ago
Interestingly, the company that is trying to get this business is in Vancouver, BC not Europe.
ecesena 12y ago
Not that I know - and if you look at the "european standard" cv format [1, 2], that's all but stylish :) [1] https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-v... [2] https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae/examples https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-v...

zthomas 12y ago

Having designed resume is more common in europe. US is the only country that seems to be kind of anti-profile photos. But startups and small-mid sized companies don't seem to care

lotsofpulp 12y ago
One reason I wouldn't request photos in the US is to help avoid claims of discrimination.

irremediable 12y ago

Wow, are photos that common in the UK? I've never done that, nor seen it, but then I've not been on the labour force that long (~5 years).

withdavidli 12y ago
From what I've seen, yes. Also common to marital status, citizenship, sometimes even equivalent of Social Security Number, driver's license info as well. Basically all you would need to steal a person's identity.
- mwj 12y ago
  What? I've got 10 CV's sitting on my desk in front of me right now and none of them have photos or any of the things you've mentioned above, except citizenship.
- ealexhudson 12y ago
  It's definitely not common in the UK; the only time I have seen it over the past few years is the CVs of continentals applying for jobs (particularly in London, since there are many more Europeans settled there, and usually Germans). Marital status and driving license status is common; NI number not so much (but it's not as valuable as a SSN). Citizenship is definitely important; employers are on the hook to ensure the right to work.

acveilleux 12y ago

Interestingly, the company that is trying to get this business is in Vancouver, BC not Europe.

ecesena 12y ago

Not that I know - and if you look at the "european standard" cv format [1, 2], that's all but stylish :) [1] https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-v... [2] https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae/examples https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-v...