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Comment by strictnein | Hacker News Reader

It's weird to see photos on resumes. I know this is standard practice in the UK and other places, but it would be illegal to request it in the US.

Also, is having a sort of stylish resume a thing in Europe?

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Not that I know - and if you look at the "european standard" cv format [1, 2], that's all but stylish :)

[1] https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-v...

[2] https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-v...

Wow, are photos that common in the UK? I've never done that, nor seen it, but then I've not been on the labour force that long (~5 years).

From what I've seen, yes. Also common to marital status, citizenship, sometimes even equivalent of Social Security Number, driver's license info as well.

Basically all you would need to steal a person's identity.

What? I've got 10 CV's sitting on my desk in front of me right now and none of them have photos or any of the things you've mentioned above, except citizenship.

It's definitely not common in the UK; the only time I have seen it over the past few years is the CVs of continentals applying for jobs (particularly in London, since there are many more Europeans settled there, and usually Germans).

Marital status and driving license status is common; NI number not so much (but it's not as valuable as a SSN). Citizenship is definitely important; employers are on the hook to ensure the right to work.

Having designed resume is more common in europe. US is the only country that seems to be kind of anti-profile photos. But startups and small-mid sized companies don't seem to care

One reason I wouldn't request photos in the US is to help avoid claims of discrimination.

Interestingly, the company that is trying to get this business is in Vancouver, BC not Europe.

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