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Resume photos. The do's and don'ts.
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Aussiekimchi



Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Location: SYDNEY

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:01 pm    Post subject: Resume photos. The do's and don'ts. Reply with quote

Just curious as to what some people think is appropriate.
When you are sending off your resume, what kind of photo do you include?
I get some absolute classics. We have a wall of shame in our office.
I have received bar drinking shots, bikini shots, (though I think this one was a prank application from one of my idiot mates), outdoor adventure shots, (one guy from Michigan actually was dressed in his weekend warrior army fatigues!)

Most Korean schools will hire on the basis of the photo more so than the resume, so how can you get the job you want and avoid getting sniggered at by a bunch of Koreans who think we are strange in the first place?
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I was searching for jobs last year I got my friend to take one of me in a shirt and tie outside my home with a typical Korean street in the background. It seemed to work well.
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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Resume photos. The do's and don'ts. Reply with quote

Aussiekimchi wrote:
Just curious as to what some people think is appropriate.
When you are sending off your resume, what kind of photo do you include?
I get some absolute classics. We have a wall of shame in our office.
I have received bar drinking shots, bikini shots, (though I think this one was a prank application from one of my idiot mates), outdoor adventure shots, (one guy from Michigan actually was dressed in his weekend warrior army fatigues!)

Most Korean schools will hire on the basis of the photo more so than the resume, so how can you get the job you want and avoid getting sniggered at by a bunch of Koreans who think we are strange in the first place?


Send a professional looking picture. Maybe even wear a suit. Wink Not addressed at the OP, but ESL attracts so many people who wouldn't know what professionalism or the professional world was if it Ddong chimed them.
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Aussiekimchi



Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Location: SYDNEY

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh and having a beer in your hand and a ciggie in your mouth really does not inspire bosses to offer you millions!
I honestly got one like this.
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A nice passport style photo, in my opinion, is the best.
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Aussiekimchi



Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Location: SYDNEY

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah these are good as long as you are smiling in the photo. In mine I look like a criminal with more chins than a Chinese phonebook, so I didn't use it.
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One word: digital camera

Ok.. 2 words..

One more word: photoshop

You can take the picture yourself and photoshop it on your puter...

lol..
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Hater Depot



Joined: 29 Mar 2005

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Resume photos. The do's and don'ts. Reply with quote

laogaiguk wrote:
ESL attracts so many people who wouldn't know what professionalism or the professional world was if it Ddong chimed them.


So true. The other American at my school sent in a photo I'm sure was taken in a nightclub. He also refuses to speak to literally anybody except students and our manager.
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Dan The Chainsawman



Joined: 05 May 2005

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A picture of your crotch is not a good idea either.
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Zark



Joined: 12 May 2003
Location: Phuket, Thailand: Look into my eyes . . .

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

While on the topic:

Take a second look at your e-mail address. I have seen resumes with [email protected] or [email protected].

Yeah, stuff that will make a potential employer call you RIGHT NOW!
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Aussiekimchi



Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Location: SYDNEY

PostPosted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take a second look at your e-mail address. I have seen resumes with [email protected] or [email protected].

Air ticket: $2000
Visa: $80
All visa documents: $100
Ridiculous email address suggesting you are a pervert: PRICELESS
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ilovebdt



Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul

PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tzechuk wrote:
A nice passport style photo, in my opinion, is the best.


Yes, that's what I did for my last round of job hunting.
I went to a photo shop and had passport shots done in business wear.
It's important to smile aswel!!!

ilovebdt
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beast



Joined: 28 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

full frontal nude shot got me this job
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huffdaddy



Joined: 25 Nov 2005

PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use this pic.

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JeJuJitsu



Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: McDonald's

PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

huffdaddy wrote:
I use this pic.



Ooooooooo! You berry berry handsome!


My resume photo:

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