Assuming that you're open to feedback if you're posting it here.
- while subjective, paragraph justification is generally considered to decrease readability (and it's objectively ugly!)
- use bold/caps/emphasis less and it will stand out more
- it strikes me as odd to list so many references
- consider paring down the references and LinkedIn stuff and replacing that freed space with your non-coding hobbies and interests (my #1 hiring consideration)
- it's illegal in many places to discriminate based on appearance (stuff you can't change) so many employers will discard resumes that contain a photo of the applicant to mitigate future risk
> - it's illegal in many places to discriminate based on appearance (stuff you can't change) so many employers will discard resumes that contain a photo of the applicant to mitigate future risk
So they see his appearance, then discard his resume from consideration. That's Orwellian/paradoxical, boggles my mind actually. On several levels. I mean, it's almost guaranteed they're going to get to see him in person and learn his gender/race/body-condition/approximate-age at some point before a hiring decision is made, anyway. Hilarious!
I actually like photos because it makes it more human and realistic. And yes, because sometimes you can see (at least a statistically significant correlation with) certain desired qualities in the way someone's face and body look. Most smart/fit people tend to look it, and vice versa -- not 100% correlation, of course, but statistically significant trends are noticeable over the course of real life experience.
"sometimes you can see (at least a statistically significant correlation with) certain desired qualities in the way someone's face and body look"
Sadly, this is exactly the kind of idiocy that has been used to excuse racism and sexism for centuries. It's the same nonsense that had victorians measuring criminals' ears and is no different to a late-nineties British start-up I knew that would only employ female staff that had a breast-size bigger than 36B.
- while subjective, paragraph justification is generally considered to decrease readability (and it's objectively ugly!)
- use bold/caps/emphasis less and it will stand out more
- it strikes me as odd to list so many references
- consider paring down the references and LinkedIn stuff and replacing that freed space with your non-coding hobbies and interests (my #1 hiring consideration)
- it's illegal in many places to discriminate based on appearance (stuff you can't change) so many employers will discard resumes that contain a photo of the applicant to mitigate future risk