Interestingly, adding a picture to your application was (still is?) standard in Germany. And you still give your date of birth in your resume. And in former times it was even customary to state the jobs of your parents.
I see PhDs listing which elementary school they attended, and they start in chronological order so the elementary school is listed first and you have to turn the page to see the PhD.
Frequently no attempt is made to clarify what their previous activity means. PhDs who merely write the title of their thesis to account for those 4 years (applying for first job directly after PhD outside of academia), who the hell knows what they are talking about?
The amazing thing is these (in my opinion) crappy resumes actually landed these people decent jobs.