Timeline for Photo requirement on CV?
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| Nov 7, 2017 at 19:38 | history | edited | Daniel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 7, 2017 at 19:37 | comment | added | Daniel | @KonradRudolph Yes, there is, undoubtedly, and I am not necessarily in favor of this standard. I am, however, well aware that there is also discrimination and unconscious bias on the base of sex, age, martial status, and even the given name. The cultural standard simply is where the line is drawn. | |
| Nov 6, 2017 at 20:53 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | @KonradRudolph: Does that bias really vanish just based upon seeing the candidate's face a bit later (during the interview, or an online video-call), or outside of the application documents (LinkedIn, other publicly accessible appearances of the candidate)? | |
| Nov 6, 2017 at 17:05 | comment | added | Konrad Rudolph | @Heinrich Regardless, there is an additional, substantial impact, as shown in numerous independent studies. | |
| Nov 6, 2017 at 16:31 | comment | added | Heinrich | @KonradRudolph: Given that your name usually gives a decent indication about your gender, the culture you grew up in, one should not exaggerate the additional impact of a photo. However, it does help to identify you for an on-site interview. And as alephzero wrote, there are people who try to get others to do their tests. | |
| Nov 6, 2017 at 14:09 | comment | added | Konrad Rudolph | Good answer, but it isn’t “just” a matter of cultural standard: it’s objectively aiding discrimination and unconscious bias (there are studies). So expecting a photo CV is a bad cultural standard (and one I’m optimistic will change, albeit very slowly). | |
| Nov 5, 2017 at 17:04 | comment | added | alephzero | It certainly matters when applying for jobs in industry in the UK. It's not at all unheard of for the applicant (especially one from overseas) to send someone else (probably with better language skills) to the interview. | |
| Nov 5, 2017 at 15:10 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | "even if (technically) it should not matter for the job" - it depends on what should not matter. The choice of the photo can indeed tell something legitimately interesting about the applicant's professionality (as alluded to by the recommendation against "a cropped picture of you at a party"). I fully agree with a photo being "as normal as stating your given name"; Bewerbungsfoto (application photo) is even a set term in German, just like cover letter or CV may be in English. | |
| Nov 4, 2017 at 20:30 | history | answered | Daniel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |