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[Misc] CVs with photos.
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I wondered how long it would be.
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You would have to send two...one for you,one for Nibble.
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Why would I do that? We’re the same person. Nibble is my old user name.
Anyway, enjoy the match. Let’s hope we smash the porridge gobblers.
nwgull
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I’ve received a few with pics on over the years, and I don’t think it a coincidence that they’ve all been from conventionally attractive women. I find it quite annoying, if not slightly insulting to my professional integrity, that they think it’ll make a difference - same with turning up to an interview with loads of cleavage out.
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Why would I do that? We’re the same person. Nibble is my old user name.
Anyway, enjoy the match. Let’s hope we smash the porridge gobblers.
Bit like Norma and Norman Bates?
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Normal Rob
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Putting aside the misguided thinking of theirs, it's also quite a gamble to assume that the interviewer is going to be a heterosexual male, or (not that i think this would ever enter their thinking) a gay female.
It’s a bizarre thing to do. Although CV etiquette does seem to change yearly. When I started looking for work it was address and DOB. None of that is required or encouraged any more.
HastingsSeagull
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Always seems required here in Philippines, which made me think it must be an American thing? Thankfully not had to apply for any jobs here.
nwgull
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In my case the interviewees always know that it’ll me interviewing them (and I have an unambiguously male name). That scenario certainly happened more than once to a former female boss of mine though!
No . . . .but it does make a difference sadly.
As an engineer, its 99% men everywhere I've ever worked.
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A few years back I attempt to directly for a junior PEP /sanctions screening role.
A young man took the opportunity to send me a 3 minute “cover video” with his CV. I was intrigued as hadn’t seen this before so gave it a watch. Unfortunately he came across as an arrogant know it all type which wasn’t a great start. The last minute or so was him rattling off his interpretation of the ML regs (which was incorrect) and why he didn’t agree with some of them.
I called him to say he had been unsuccessful and his first response was “have you actually watched the video” “yes, yes I have I’m afraid”
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A young man took the opportunity to send me a 3 minute “cover video” with his CV. I was intrigued as hadn’t seen this before so gave it a watch. Unfortunately he came across as an arrogant know it all type which wasn’t a great start. The last minute or so was him rattling off his interpretation of the ML regs (which was incorrect) and why he didn’t agree with some of them.
I called him to say he had been unsuccessful and his first response was “have you actually watched the video” “yes, yes I have I’m afraid”
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Doonhamer7
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We’ve had photos at work for decades, now we are starting to see the need for CV videos - started in media industry and starting to move into other industries. Gives the D&I people lots of issues
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I’m not sure how old you are, but could that be due to historically engineering has not appealed to women ? Recently, on London Underground about a third of engineering apprentices are women.
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Pint of Ale and a Burger
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I think that may change.
There is a huge amount of females now doing technical apprenticeships and graduates in engineering.
But gender should not be a part of selection process for a job so a photo is not necessary in a CV.
Charming. I’m now withdrawing my application.