Selfies on CVs ruining bankers' job chances

Junior bankers in Hong Kong are ruining their chances of being hired by including selfies of themselves on their CV.

Young professionals in Japan seem to be using selfie sticks to snap photos of themselves in casual settings, such as in a bedroom or a restaurant, and then attaching these pictures to their applications.

Ben Batten, Country General Manager of recruitment firm Volt, talking to eFinancialCareers said: “A candidate for a finance position in Singapore sent me a picture of her posing against a pole. I really didn’t know what to make of it.

“That’s the odd thing about many selfies and photos in CVs these days: more and more of them aren’t flattering. People in beach wear, wearing sunglasses, at a bar – how is this supposed to help a job application for a banking role?”