Yeah I was shocked by this as well moving from Australia to Germany, it's a euro thing.
Some will even put "single" or "married" on their cv, though I'm told that's dying out
Some will even put "single" or "married" on their cv, though I'm told that's dying out
People will deny that it hurts you, but I guarantee it does. I've been in many meetings where people make comments about weird photos like that which portray you negatively.
So I have accepted it as a necessary evil. If you have to have a profile image and its going to represent you, then make it as professional as possible. Don't go for goofy or silly, just be professional and boring and its the best look.
But I hope the expectation to have a photo on your CV also dies out here.
While I got some issues for a while about “better knowing our colleague and avoid hiring scam(?)”, eventually this stopped after I got some experience.
Now, if someone asks me for a photo or is concerned(one of my parents is immigrant background so I have a slightly hybrid name), I just tell them to know me better in person when I am in Office and they can take a photo with me when I meet them.
That all being said, the photo was more of a cultural thing in the past, it was useful for identification and filing purposes as well. However, in modern times the practice stuck and gave ways to discrimination.
And to be frank - did you sue them? Or try to sue them? Seems to be working no?
Yep. The Europass CV standard still uses photos on the CV.
Examples: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=europass+cv+example&t=lm&iax=image...
I don't think tech people add photos though. (I don't.)