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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by andmikey on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:39PM (#31198548)
Not sure how long ago this was - photos on resumes is definitely not a thing in the UK anymore. Very common in some European countries (e.g. Germany), though.
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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by projektfu on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:53PM (#31198669)
Honestly, 20 years ago. And we were seeing a lot of non-English applicants in central London, no surprise there.
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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by hnlmorg on Thursday April 28, 2022 @08:00PM (#31199724)
Those are some massive caveats that really should have been included in your original post
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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by michaelt on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:40PM (#31198557)
Some jobs in the UK get a lot of international applicants; from time to time they'll include photos.

Agree it's pretty uncommon though.

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