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> In the United States it is definitely not normal to include your picture

LinkedIn?

they bother me every time i login because i have no picture set

Ditto. And they ask for an explanation why.

Recruiters spend 60% of their time looking at your profile picture.

Is there a source for this where I can read more?

> And they ask for an explanation why.

Really? That's funny. Did they just throw up a text box for you to fill in?

It's a radio box; I've never selected it so I'm unsure if they ask for clarification when you select other

I have, they do.

I occasionally write rude things into it like "stop asking me, you idiots". Not very professional, I suppose. Of either of us.