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Re:Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @07:02AM (#25644648)
I’m not sure how this plays out, but I know of one company that has an HR policy, stating that résumés that come in with photos or images of the applicants are to be immediately rejected.

I was told it was because they want to avoid bias charges.

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Re:Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional ... by Jestar342 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @07:36AM (#25644890)
Discard just the photo or the résumé entirely?

If the latter - do they acknowledge the irony?

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Re:Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @08:30AM (#25645261)
The latter.

And what is this "irony" of which you speak?

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Re:Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional ... by Jestar342 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:18PM (#25651972)
The irony of attempting to avoid bias, by using "has photo" bias.
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Re:Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @06:33PM (#25652773)
NM. It was a joke.

Yeah, it is whacky, but most HR departments are run by lawyers, these days, and lawyers have a strange set of rules.

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Re:Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional ... by Jestar342 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:03AM (#25655921)
Damn, I figured it could have been. :)
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