Is it wanky to put my photo on my cv?

[TheoriginalLEM]

I needed to quickly do a cv for a job interview that i have already secured.

So to prompt myself to include everything in some sort if order i used a template from word. I normally just do a plain document. Anyway the document came together well and there was space for a photo. I take a terrible picture so its definately not vanity, but the picture shows me at work looking happy and its very relevant to the post.

Two questions.

1. Are they going to think im lazy using the template (i was a bit) and will i stand out for the wrong reasons?

1. I now have my cv written out so could effectively ping it out to jobs im half interested in. Do i leave the pic/template or do i go back to sober cv?

Yabu - wanker
Yanbu - will stand out positively

Nothing wrong with using a template per se. Definitely don't include a photo.

Not in England, in other countries in Europe it is quite normal to.

Do t include a photo, but do include your LinkedIn profile address, which I assume does have a photo!

No to photo. I used to work in recruitment.

They're unlikely to care about the template but don't put a photo

God, please don't use a photo. Template is absolutely fine.

I'm interviewing and seeing a thousand cvs. Anything that looks remotely "See my picture. Aren't I pretty and sexy? Don't you want to hire someone pretty and sexy like me?" gets binned. Immediately. No I don't and I don't want someone that thinks they are getting an advantage that way.

Photos are more common on the cvs of younger people and the ones with the pretty/sexy carefully posed photos aren't going to speak to me as a woman either. Amazed these girls don't think the person hiring might be female. But I suppose if they are male they might go to the top of the pile.

But a photo of someone looking open and friendly is fine. pleasant is good. Not taking a good photos works fine for me - a photo is just another clue. Does this person look nice? Easy to work with? Normal?

But I wouldn't bother tbh. It's not an advantage and not having one is not a disadvantage. Anyway you have to job! Congrats! So it doesn't matter as long as the photo is smiling and normal looking.

In my industry (Financial Services) a lot of recruitment is done through agencies that always -mangle- adjust your CV to their standard format. So templated CVs are the norm. Adjust the content depending on the job you are applying for to emphasise relevant skills but don’t fret about using a template.

No photo.

What I mean is if the person hiring is male and the cv has a pretty/sexy photo! Not if the cv is male with a photo that it goes to the top of the pile. Although.....

No to photo!

Many companies, my own included, are doing blind selection to remove unconscious bias. Any reference to name, age, online profiles etc gets blanked out.

Dont have the job, just the interview. In the photo i have a patch of piddle on my top, a tripple chin and unkempt hair. Definately not a look at me aren't i sexy photo.

Buggar, ive sent it now. Will remove pic for future cvs though and change the format.

The organisation I works for specifically asks applicants not to include a photo. As a recruiting manager any identifying details are removed from applications and CVs by HR before they reach me.

It depends on what industry you are working in. Many creative industries appreciate a photo and it's not to admire someone's beauty. It's to bring the CV to life and show the person behind the application.

You also certainly wouldn't stand out using a template. Byt again, this is industry specific.

I guess if your photo shows something very specific to your work - a horse-riding instructor, I dunno, something practical - then keep it.

But for your average office-based career person, no to photos on CVs in GB. We’re not big on promoting ourselves that way!

No photo. Very inappropriate to have a photo.

Also don’t be those people who say they are married and even name their children. I saw one CV recently where she included her husbands profession. On her cv. And the sex and ages of her children.

It screams ‘I’m normal. I’m heterosexual. I’m from a nice middle class family. I’ve had my children. We can afford good childcare. You won’t need to pay maternity leave.” So it’s a classist, sexist, homophobic thing to do.

Photos aim to do the same thing. Not as blatant but it’s the same principle.

Absolute hard no to including a photo in any future job applications.

No photo. It's a template in the 00s style. 10s/20s don't have photos.

@FTMF30

It depends on what industry you are working in. Many creative industries appreciate a photo and it's not to admire someone's beauty. It's to bring the CV to life and show the person behind the application.

You also certainly wouldn't stand out using a template. Byt again, this is industry specific.

Lol! It’s not to bring it to life. It’s to allow shortlisting panels to rule out those who look obviously different.

Not office based no. I picked the template because it had what i wanted on it and didnt intend to use the picture, but it had one and didnt wirk visually without it.

The picture is very 'me' so if it puts them off i wont fit in anyway.

This is interesting. My H changed his C.V. a while back from a standard layout to a templated one with a small photo of him. Other than the photo the content was the same. He got hardly any responses to the first version, but interviews for almost every job he applied for using the new version. I though it looked a bit over the top, but clearly it caught the employers' attention in a good way.

@TheoriginalLEM

Dont have the job, just the interview. In the photo i have a patch of piddle on my top, a tripple chin and unkempt hair. Definately not a look at me aren't i sexy photo.

Buggar, ive sent it now. Will remove pic for future cvs though and change the format.

Why on earth would you use that photo? Hope it’s not a professional job you’re going for!

Most employers are trying to remove any ability to select or deslect due to discrimination, be it gender, age or race etc. So adding a photo is a pain as you'll give them all that info away in a picture.
Photos are not encouraged for that reason. Quite often CVs have all that info blanked out before being passed on.

Sexnotgender - it is a professional position but the picture is relevant and relatable to others in the field.

Will definitely remove photo for future applications. This CV will not be going via an HR department, not sure they even hAve one tbh.