Creative industries, which put more pressure on individuals to show their skills in their resume design, are a common place for people to
use photos on their resumes.
It is true that you should never
use a photo on your resume, and there are good reasons for that.
Don't
use photos on your resume.
We've all been told over and over again never to
use a photo on the resume, and there are good reasons for that.
Besides sticking to old - time traditions, a reason naysayers give for not
using a photo on a resume is «discrimination.»
Appearance:
Using photos on resumes are needed because you use it to show your professional appearance.
Not exact matches
It's great that you're a talented photographer, but if you
use that ability to take
photos and make promotional materials for small businesses as a freelancer, it's that aspect you should focus
on in your
resume.
Use it to show professional
photos, pics of you at work, and other assets that you can't fit
on a
resume.
A typical sample
resume for Fashion Photographer highlights duties like discussing concepts with designers, instructing models
on set,
using lighting and technology to create high - quality
photos, and producing portfolios.
Plus these days, databases are increasingly
used by recruiters and employers to store
resume applications and if you have a
photo on yours, it may not scan well into the database and therefore corrupt your application (or your
photo) before you even get a chance for someone to read your
resume.
Usual work activities listed
on a Newspaper Reporter
resume include investigating facts, performing research
on current events, taking interviews, writing and editing news, and taking
photos using high - end cameras.
Also,
photos on resumes can confuse the ATS — applicant tracking system — that some companies
use to filter
resumes.
Where there is controversy is whether to
use a
photo, or a logo or other image in a
resume,
on a LinkedIn page and
on other social media sites.
However I've
used a
photo on certain
resumes I've written over the past 5 years, and these clients have had success increasing their submit to response ratio and also told me the interviewer seemed to treat them as someone they already know rather than a complete stranger at the outset of the interview.
This said, I do not include a
photo or company or school logos
on most
resumes I write, but each year I find myself
using them, under the right circumstances of course, more often than the previous year.
Remember, don't
use family
photos,
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