If it said this on an a job advert

Slinky

Nearly 30 years ago I used to work for an IT recruitment agency. Anybody who came into the office to be interviewed had their photo taken and the picture would be part of what got sent to prospective employers. Actually it was a black and white photocopy of the the picture.

I don't ever recall anybody giving me a reason why we did this, it was just something we were told to do. Can't recall anybody refusing to have their picture taken either.

TrickyWicky

Lovelyjoolz wrote: »

Really? You don't know one person who owns a camera phone? Do you live in a cave??

Erm yes, you now know someone without a camera phone: Me. I have a basic £15 crapper from Tesno.

Just because you're lucky enough to have a decent phone doesn't mean that everyone else has one. Get over yourself.

anamenottaken

Lancslass1982 wrote: »

I've never seen a job advertisement that requires you to attach a photo to your application, but I have been asked for passport photos at interviews. Personally, I wouldn't have a problem with it. A little controversial perhaps, but could it be that those who would have a problem with it, are...shall we say...facially challenged?!:shocked:

In what way "facially challenged"? Black (name Sandra Johnson) or White (name Anita Sandhu) and born and educated in the UK - where the name and history don't reveal ethnicity but the photo would and allow for discrimination on that basis?

(I made up the names by the way.)

LTL

I agree with everything Lovelyjoolz has said - if you're so against adding a photo even though you have no idea why they are asking, then you may need to have another look at your approach to getting a job!

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Erm yes, you now know someone without a camera phone: Me. I have a basic £15 crapper from Tesno.

Just because you're lucky enough to have a decent phone doesn't mean that everyone else has one. Get over yourself.

I think you need to calm down and not get so defensive. Lovelyjoolz never said everyone has a smart phone, they said surely you must know at least one single person with one - or any other form of photo taking. I went to Asda and got 4 passport photos for 64p the other day - not £4

scooby088

I have said I wouldn't send a photo if there was no need to send one, I doubt i would ever come across that kind of application anyway in the line of work i am looking for but you never know. I do not have access to a printer, neither have any photo's on my laptop but does that make me not want a job? of course it doesn't there are ways and means around everything.

Bluedroog

This is getting quite common and I really don't like this one bit either.

I suspect two things are a t play here, first as you say they want you to fit a certain image / a prevy boss.

Also with social media they like to confirm a name with a face when they're checking your antics out on Facebook or the like.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

'Dynamic' alternative term for the above.
Depressing depressing fact: the prevalence of the young in employment versus old disabled etc on Scrapheap.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

What about mugshots on Linkedin?

Coopdivi

Surely, unless you're wearing a paper bag over your head or whatever, they're going to see what you look like if you're invited to an interview.

The only reasons I can think of for requiring a photograph before interview is because they don't want blacks, asians or (in their eyes) munters.

MrSnuggles

Coopdivi wrote: »

Surely, unless you're wearing a paper bag over your head or whatever, they're going to see what you look like if you're invited to an interview.

The only reasons I can think of for requiring a photograph before interview is because they don't want blacks, asians or (in their eyes) munters.

Not sure about blacks but for asians you can generally tell just by their surname or forename.