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"I'm a white dude, it shouldn't hurt me" - not unless you become a victim of positive discrimination.

Actually good employers often throw out applications with pictures - to avoid any race/sex discrimination issues.

This is a North American practice. There are some countries where it is common to attach a photo to a CV.

Its best practice in the UK I am surprised that the EU hasn't clamped down on this in the rest of europe.

Hiring isn't just about how people code. Alot of times you run into other disconnected problems, like team members not getting along, people working in opposite directions, and so on.

If you can tell from a profile picture that you won't get along with someone, you might have a bit of a problem.

How does that relate to profile pictures, though?

It highlights a similar unrelated idea.

Yes, in a way beyond a certain basic competence the coding is the easy bit.

And if its all about the meritocracy why have "grad" in the name or do those of us who didn't goto uni count