CVs with passport size photo..??

[Not So Wise]

OTOH in the US (AIUI) you must not have a photo, because it would be illegal to hire or not based on anything that you can see in a photo.

It's not illegal but it is discouraged for indirect legal reasons, aka Black guy puts photo on resume (CV) , Black guy does not get interview (for whatever reason), black guy cries racism and sues company

Which is also the reason they discourage any personal info on resume's like race, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, basically it's just the private sectors version of "Don't ask, Don't tell"

Only exceptions are where any of the above are relevant to the job ie: models, actors, face to face sales, hostess so forth

And no, would not put them on CV in the UK either, just as i would not put most of the other personal types of info, they are not looking to hire me for my good looks after all

[tim123]

I don't know if a rule not to have a photo in the US. .

It's most definately a rule in the US that you must not ask for a photo with an application. It can (and probably would) be used for discriminaltion purposes.

tim

[HairyArsedBloke]

It's most definitely a rule in the US that you must not ask for a photo with an application. It can (and probably would) be used for discrimination purposes.

tim

We never asked for one. They used to turn up with them, then they eventually stopped.

Being English I thought they were just trying to show off their Word skills by showing they knew how to embed an image, but a septic told me it was a normal thing to do.

I still don't like the idea. Also it make the applicant look like those cheesy 'Realtors'.

[minestrone]

I put a photo of a naked oiled male model on mine, just like I do on the dating sites I frequent to pick up lonely girls.



Na, just would/could not do it.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I am so ugly, if getting a gig was dependent on a photo, I'd never get a gig, ever.