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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostWas that an instruction ("treat people as equals") or an assumption ("we aren't in India and so we treat people as equals")?
If you don't then it's an assumption which is false some of the time.
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Originally posted by Cirrus View Post2) He's got a photo of himself. I've always thought that's dangerous unless you are young and good looking.
What are your thoughts?
For those that haven't worked it out yet, LinkedIn profile with no picture = fake. LinkedIn profile with sexy picture = very fake.
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostGot a few Indian CV's on my desk
They all mention star sign, secondary star sign and caste, which ones should I avoid?. Need an expert on Indian astrology and caste system to make a logical and scientific decision.
Then if you find the person from the high one picking on or bossing around the others, have strong words.
We aren't in India and so treat people as equals.
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Originally posted by expat View PostDeutsche Telekom and Bouygues respectively in my case, and every CV had a photo, but hiring was done by IBM in both cases so perhaps it was they who insisted.
But I did once interview with an SSII in Paris where I had submitted a CV without a photo, and it wasn't binned - but the agent pulled out a camera and took a photo without a by-your-leave.
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostGot a few Indian CV's on my desk
They all mention star sign, secondary star sign and caste, which ones should I avoid?. Need an expert on Indian astrology and caste system to make a logical and scientific decision.
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Everyone knows blood type is the true indicator of character. Bin the ones that don't have that.
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Got a few Indian CV's on my desk
They all mention star sign, secondary star sign and caste, which ones should I avoid?. Need an expert on Indian astrology and caste system to make a logical and scientific decision.
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Originally posted by Boo View PostIMHO it's better to have several CVs, each tailored to a specific field of expertise and drop the irrelevant roles from each CV rather than just to drop the oldest roles from a single CV.
This does mean that you will have to leave off dates and wrestle the agent into submission on that point though, which is a PITA, admittedly.
Boo
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Originally posted by seanraaron View PostMy format has worked okay thus far, but contracting will make it completely unworkable in time. I'll probably start dropping the historical stuff after awhile to keep it brief.
This does mean that you will have to leave off dates and wrestle the agent into submission on that point though, which is a PITA, admittedly.
Boo
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Deutsche Telekom and Bouygues respectively in my case, and every CV had a photo, but hiring was done by IBM in both cases so perhaps it was they who insisted.
But I did once interview with an SSII in Paris where I had submitted a CV without a photo, and it wasn't binned - but the agent pulled out a camera and took a photo without a by-your-leave.
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Originally posted by clearedforlanding View PostSpain it's the norm. As a multinational we have to return CVs to agency with photos according to corporate policy, but this is exceptional for this territory. Spanish companies or Spanish managers in a multinational see them as mandatory.
I suspect the CVs are not returned, and HR are binning them, as I see very few Spanish candidates. Either that or all the good ones are working in Germany or the UK.
I have worked for every Telco in Germany and this is not my experience hiring or applying. Maybe different customs in different industries.
As above for one Telco in France. The big one.
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