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> German CVs basically require photos and other information

I‘not sure where you got that from, but that’s just false. Most employers I know actively ask candidates to not submit irrelevant info like photos, gender, religion etc. in their applications as any info is a liability for an employer.

Look up AGG law and how all too easy it is to get a massive slap on the wrist for even the slightest hint of discrimination. Add PII issues on top.

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Photos are still on > 50% of resumes I see at a medium-sized Berlin tech company. Age is also common. I can't imagine this is less common in the south and I know it's more common outside of tech. Both are still on most "how do I prepare a German resume?" guides for foreigners.

I think the photos are awful but they don't present any special PII issues. Resumes already contain names, addresses, and phone numbers and therefore need a ton of scrutiny anyway.

I don't know how common it is in Germany, but there is a "european format CV", official EU site where you can compose one:

https://europa.eu/europass/en

the form has top left a placeholder for a photo (though I believe it is not compulsory to add one).

I think many people will use that or some copy-paste format deriving from it.

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