Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv practices.

Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by EvaK_de on Monday June 17, 2013 @06:55AM (#5892434)

DON'T put a picture on your CV in GERMANY and it directly goes into the bin. :)

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by hcho on Monday June 17, 2013 @07:00AM (#5892442)

I heard you guys also like mentioning in your CVs where you went to primary school. Horses for the courses.

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by EvaK_de on Monday June 17, 2013 @07:22AM (#5892515)

Oh well, that was 20 years ago...

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by yulaow on Monday June 17, 2013 @06:59AM (#5892439)

For what a software company would need a picture in a cv of a software engineer candidate?

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by EvaK_de on Monday June 17, 2013 @07:23AM (#5892518)

In Germany companies just like it that way. I don't know why.

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by VLM on Monday June 17, 2013 @07:44AM (#5892597)

Racial discrimination. Huge legal problem.

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by rdouble on Monday June 17, 2013 @07:03AM (#5892457)

Is this the case with companies like Ableton or SoundCloud?

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Re:Ask HN: Developers' jobs in Europe. Best cover-letter, cv... by EvaK_de on Monday June 17, 2013 @07:24AM (#5892525)

I think so with Ableton, but know nothing about the guys at SoundCloud.

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