Wade HarshmanScrum Master| GDITIndianapolis, In, United States
You can include a photo, and it used to be expected in certain professions. It's rarely expected anymore, however, because it gives the employer personal information (gender, age, skin color) that is unrelated to work performance but could potentially be used to discriminate against you. Regardless of whether this would actually happen to you, everyone in the US is afraid of a lawsuit, so very few people ask for a photo.
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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera
Sep 09, 2016 9:53 PM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Thanks Wade, for the moment in USA nobody asked me for a photo.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
In Canada, when I first arrived, I was told that here they have a different structure for the resume. For example they do not include age, gender and photos so I have to change it besides other things.
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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera
Sep 09, 2016 9:51 PM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Rami,
Thank you for your input, have you ever include the age? In what country?
If the position in question is facing more technical knowledge, do not bother to attach a photo. When a position is geared to technical knowledge the job interview already aims to know your profile, so it is not necessary to worry about attaching your photo.
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2 replies by Mauro Sotille and Mayte Mata Sivera
Sep 09, 2016 9:52 PM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Hi Mauro,
Thank you for your input, it means in Brazil, never photo? or it depends of the job.
Regards,
Oct 12, 2016 10:34 PM
Mauro Sotille
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In Brazil, although it is not illegal to ask for photo in the curriculum, this can lead to administrative punishment (penalty) by the Ministry of Labour, within the labor inspection, usually after the complaint of someone who feels aggrieved. If the person feel discriminated in the selection process, by race, sex, origin, marital status, family or age, can sue the company.
I would agree with Wade as this question relates to the U.S.A. I do not know anyone who includes their picture on their resumes in the U.S.A. But this does raise an interesting question... It is highly encouraged to include photos on social media sites such as here and LinkedIN. Does this practice introduce the potential of discrimination?
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3 replies by Mayte Mata Sivera and Wade Harshman
Sep 09, 2016 9:50 PM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Demetrius,
Thank you for your input, but this question not only relates to USA, as you can see in this site there are a lot of people from other countries, and I´m interested to understand how it runs in other countries.
For example, Mauro from Brazil explained us that depends on the kind of job.
On the other hand, your question about social media its very interesting.
Regards,
Sep 09, 2016 9:56 PM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Hi Demetrius,
Thank you for your input, but this question not only relates to USA, I was sharing my experience around different countries.
And asking for feedback about how it runs in another places.
Regards,
Sep 27, 2016 1:08 PM
Wade Harshman
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Demetrius, that's a great question regarding social media.
It's an interesting paradox when you reverse roles, too. Your organization might need to collect demographic information on employees in order to ensure that it doesn't discriminate, but the collection of that information could also enable discrimination.
It's been interesting to read about the different expectations from around the globe. Intriguing topic!
I would agree with Wade as this question relates to the U.S.A. I do not know anyone who includes their picture on their resumes in the U.S.A. But this does raise an interesting question... It is highly encouraged to include photos on social media sites such as here and LinkedIN. Does this practice introduce the potential of discrimination?
Demetrius,
Thank you for your input, but this question not only relates to USA, as you can see in this site there are a lot of people from other countries, and I´m interested to understand how it runs in other countries.
For example, Mauro from Brazil explained us that depends on the kind of job.
On the other hand, your question about social media its very interesting.
In Canada, when I first arrived, I was told that here they have a different structure for the resume. For example they do not include age, gender and photos so I have to change it besides other things.
Rami,
Thank you for your input, have you ever include the age? In what country?
Regards,
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Sep 09, 2016 10:21 PM
Rami Kaibni
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When I used to work in the Middle East and Far East (Shanghai) I used to include everything even my marital status, photo, age, etc. I had a section in my resume called "Personal Information" which I removed when I started working in Canada.
If the position in question is facing more technical knowledge, do not bother to attach a photo. When a position is geared to technical knowledge the job interview already aims to know your profile, so it is not necessary to worry about attaching your photo.
Hi Mauro,
Thank you for your input, it means in Brazil, never photo? or it depends of the job.
You can include a photo, and it used to be expected in certain professions. It's rarely expected anymore, however, because it gives the employer personal information (gender, age, skin color) that is unrelated to work performance but could potentially be used to discriminate against you. Regardless of whether this would actually happen to you, everyone in the US is afraid of a lawsuit, so very few people ask for a photo.
Thanks Wade, for the moment in USA nobody asked me for a photo. Saving Changes...
I would agree with Wade as this question relates to the U.S.A. I do not know anyone who includes their picture on their resumes in the U.S.A. But this does raise an interesting question... It is highly encouraged to include photos on social media sites such as here and LinkedIN. Does this practice introduce the potential of discrimination?
Hi Demetrius,
Thank you for your input, but this question not only relates to USA, I was sharing my experience around different countries.
And asking for feedback about how it runs in another places.
Regards, Saving Changes...
Justin WortleyProject Manager| Quicken LoansDetroit, Mi, United States
I feel that unless you're applying for a position or a career where what you look like might have a positive impact and increased probability of getting the job it's really not something I'd include. Most job applications are fed through an automated system anyway so all of that data gets lost.
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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera
Sep 12, 2016 10:54 AM
Mayte Mata Sivera
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Justin, completely agree. I´ve realized that this automated systems sometimes lost information or don't allow the users complete it properly.
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