CV - photos ?

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Dolby

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I notice some do and others don't add a photo ... is there a best practise?
Or is it according to whether the job requires a certain type?
 
It is far too easy to fall prey to someone's own bigotry and preferences by adding a photo. Not adding a photo won't hurt your chances unless of course you're applying for a PA/secretary position with me...
 
I add a small photo on the top right of my credentials (not a portrait on the cover page)

People always remember me when they look at my cv, so I make sure I look professional on the photo. Thus far I've been fortunate enough to have always been offered a position for each interview I've gone to.

Some are against it, but it immediately sets a tone of familiarity from the interviewer's side when they greet you for the first time.
 
I found it very important to do this when I was still looking for junior work. Now that I'm a senior, I've never bothered as most of the time my CV gets reformatted into a standard document.
 
DJ... said:
unless of course you're applying for a PA/secretary position with me...
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Which confirms my suspicion that DJ... is in Singapore for some shady purposes.
 
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NO! Just NO... best practice is NO also.
 
No No No , and while you are at it make your Facebook account private and not searchable to the public
 
Putting your photo on your CV sure will make the sifting process much easier for me. I'll thrash it without giving it a second look (except when I am hiring a PA or sexetary... those require photos)
 
Best practice...no. Gives me a laugh now and then though :p

Some years ago a guy sent a CV with a DVD as an application. The cover of the DVD casing and DVD itself was laced with a "Look at me!!!" picture.

Needless to say he didn't get the job. Not because of the pics though...under qualified.
 
Never ever ever ever do this..

If you're junior maybe, once you get beyond a year or two of experience, then your experience must speak, not some random modelling shot of yourself.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Never ever ever ever do this..

If you're junior maybe, once you get beyond a year or two of experience, then your experience must speak, not some random modelling shot of yourself.
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Not even then
 
Hamster said:
Putting your photo on your CV sure will make the sifting process much easier for me. I'll thrash it without giving it a second look (except when I am hiring a PA or sexetary... those require photos)
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Agreed.

Recently I received a couple of CV's and I didn't even bother with the CV's with full page photos attached.

Another thing 2 pages for your CV is more than enough! Opening a 25page PDF document also warrants an immediate delete.
 
DigitalSoldier said:
Agreed.

Recently I received a couple of CV's and I didn't even bother with the CV's with full page photos attached.

Another thing 2 pages for your CV is more than enough! Opening a 25page PDF document also warrants an immediate delete.
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I agree with the 2 page rule and if your going to place a photo then it should be a thumbnail sized one in the top right corner.

Only reason why I recommend pictures when you applying for junior positions is that most of the times the interviewer is seeing dozens of candidates and the image just helps to associate the face with the CV.
 
I've done a lot of interviews, and I've never come across a cv with a photo of any sorts. The agencies probably remove the photos if any.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
I agree with the 2 page rule and if your going to place a photo then it should be a thumbnail sized one in the top right corner.

Only reason why I recommend pictures when you applying for junior positions is that most of the times the interviewer is seeing dozens of candidates and the image just helps to associate the face with the CV.
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That's what I've done with mine. Literally no bigger than thumbnail posts in the top right.

As for making your FB profile pvt. I've set up another profile with my real name and surname to full pvt and my normal one has a fake surname on it. *

It's simply so that you cannot find any of my posts on public groups if you do a google search for my name, nor can annoying family/work colleagues search for/and add me on FB.

*I call it cleaning up your google footprint.
 
I can't imagine why on earth you would add a photo to a CV. Then again I know someone (in a high position in our organisation) who listed his children's dates of birth. My advice, strip away the frippery. If you aren't sure it adds weight to the CV, you can be almost sure it actually creates a negative impression.
 
Unless you applying for a secretary position and somehow manage to include your hugh tits in the photo...just don't
 
I've been asked for a photo by a recruitment agency before.
 
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