I know that must sound weird to you, because in the States you don't include pics in applications, right ? I loved that when I applied for the Graduate Programm in Kansas a couple of years ago. Here however you always have to have a picture in your application, and it is very important that you look a) sympathetic, b) successful and smart and tough but c) not too self-confident and d) kinda attractive but not feminine (studies have shown that the more feminine you look, the less compenent the beholder will rate you) and oh yeah e) you have to wear a suit. How I hate it. And the idea of not including pics to prevent discrimination does not seem to convince personnell managers over here :(
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Why do you need to have your picture taken to apply for jobs, though?
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Here however you always have to have a picture in your application, and it is very important that you look a) sympathetic, b) successful and smart and tough but c) not too self-confident and d) kinda attractive but not feminine (studies have shown that the more feminine you look, the less compenent the beholder will rate you) and oh yeah e) you have to wear a suit.
How I hate it.
And the idea of not including pics to prevent discrimination does not seem to convince personnell managers over here :(
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you're obviously the new hotness.
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