Totally Unemployable

[xslavearcx]

RE the whole thing making it neigh on impossible to hide things like age gender etc - I really find this trend of having photos at the top of cvs really depressing .. .

congrats for getting a job sorted stuff it

 

[equationgirl]

RE the whole thing making it neigh on impossible to hide things like age gender etc - I really find this trend of having photos at the top of cvs really depressing .. .

congrats for getting a job sorted stuff it

Don't think I've ever included a photo. sod that.

 

[stuff_it]

Don't think I've ever included a photo. sod that.

Lots do want your LinkedIn profile though.

 

[chilango]

Lots do want your LinkedIn profile though.

...and many will have someone check your social media profiles.

 

[Orang Utan]

...and many will have someone check your social media profiles.

You can control who sees those though

 

[chilango]

You can control who sees those though

Yes, you can.

The point is more that employers are looking though.

 

[Orang Utan]

RE the whole thing making it neigh on impossible to hide things like age gender etc - I really find this trend of having photos at the top of cvs really depressing .. .

congrats for getting a job sorted stuff it

You should never put your photo on a cv

 

[Orang Utan]

Yes, you can.

The point is more that employers are looking though.

Which is fine if they can't find you

 

[Pickman's model]

RE the whole thing making it neigh on impossible to hide things like age gender etc - I really find this trend of having photos at the top of cvs really depressing .. .

congrats for getting a job sorted stuff it

 

[chilango]

Which is fine if they can't find you

Is it?

 

[Pickman's model]

Is it?

yeh i wouldn't want my employer finding my cv on a job site.

 

[Orang Utan]

Is it?

Yes. Wouldn't you rather any potential employer not be able to see pics of you on holiday, red-faced and having fun? It's none of their business

 

[Pickman's model]

Yes. Wouldn't you rather any potential employer not be able to see pics of you on holiday, red-faced and having fun? It's none of their business

otoh it would be nice to show a potential employer you're not all stay at home and watch tv.

 

[Orang Utan]

otoh it would be nice to show a potential employer you're not all stay at home and watch tv.

Yeah right

 

[chilango]

Yes. Wouldn't you rather any potential employer not be able to see pics of you on holiday, red-faced and having fun? It's none of their business

I'd rather they weren't looking in the first place.

I'd rather that stuff that they might look for in social media profiles wasn't part of what they wrestle looking for in candidates.

I'd rather they focussed on having an application process that was efficient and transparent with a proper person spec. rather than dubious prejudice and bias.

Being able to hide (or engineer) your social media presence doesn't solve any of that.

 

[Orang Utan]

I'd rather they didn't either, but they do, so it's best to either not use social media at all, or to hide your profile to the public

 

[Pickman's model]

I'd rather they didn't either, but they do, so it's best to either not use social media at all, or to hide your profile to the public

or to have such a common name that they'll never find you

 

[Orang Utan]

or to have such a common name that they'll never find you

I have one of those, thankfully

 

[UnderOpenSky]

or to have such a common name that they'll never find you

I just don't use my Surname as it's very unusual.

 

[Orang Utan]

I just don't use my Surname as it's very unusual.

So do you just use one name, like Sting or Madonna?

 

[chilango]

...or to make sure that they find what you want them to find.

 

[Orang Utan]

...or to make sure that they find what you want them to find.

Why bother?

 

[chilango]

Why bother?

Because, like it or not (and I don't like it) it's becoming part of the recruitment process. It is an additional opportunity to present yourself in the way that you want. It is something you have control over.

 

[xslavearcx]

You should never put your photo on a cv

I don't. but it seems to be a more common phenomena than ever. this makes me uneasy.

 

[stuff_it]

I have a totally locked down "straight" fb profile I never touch.

 

[chilango]

I don't. but it seems to be a more common phenomena than ever. this makes me uneasy.

It's commonplace overseas.

 

[xslavearcx]

It's commonplace overseas.

the more common it gets the more it will seem like you have got something to hide if you don't conform to that practice.

Maybe I'd feel less uneasy about that if I was more photogenic.

 

[Orang Utan]

Because, like it or not (and I don't like it) it's becoming part of the recruitment process. It is an additional opportunity to present yourself in the way that you want. It is something you have control over.

But wouldn't it better if you just didn't let them into the private side of your life in the first place?
Are you suggesting people make fake profiles? How? Hiring a fake wholesome family for professional studio photographs to put on a fictitious Facebook profile?

 

[moon]

You could always just grab a photo from google search..

 

[Orang Utan]

You could always just grab a photo from google search..

Eh?