I'm applying to a job that requires a head shot-weird?

[Patroklos]

The military recently began requiring all officers to include a photo in their record. The reasoning was to see if you "looked the part," seeing as officers of O-4 and above are often in the public eye and unfortunetly in this day and age of umbiquitous cameras/video any instance of an officer looking less than ideal has consequences.

I think it is a waste of time as there is already a "military bearing/character" grade in your yearly fitness report that should capture that. Your commanding officer's actual personal assessment of your in person bearing should hold more weight than a knee jerk reaction to a picture.

[Zkribbler]

So, if Genghis was an American officer, he couldn't get promoted??

[LordShiva]

Immanuel Kant, but Genghis Khan

[Lorizael]

This thread reminds me of the strangest voicemail I ever received.

A couple months ago, while I was unemployed, I received a phone call from an unknown number at about three in the morning. I don't answer unknown numbers, so I let it rang. I was also very disoriented and tired, so maybe I just didn't get to the phone in time.

Anyways, this anonymous caller left a voicemail. Thinking it could be serious (or thinking it could be my bestfriend in New Zealand, for whom the time would have been 7 in the evening), I checked the message.

It was a very confused lady from Chip & Dale's. She seemed unsure about some basic facts, such as where she was and what her name was. What she wasn't unsure of, however, was this:

She found my resume on Craigslist (which shouldn't be possible, because I've only ever emailed it to potential employers), and was interested in inteviewing me for several positions, including bartender, barback, and dancer. And she wanted a headshot. Somehow, she thought I would be qualified for these positions, what with my extensive experience in technical writing and data entry.

I laughed for several minutes, saved the message, and went back to bed. I have no idea why I received that phone call. I didn't send them a headshot.

[OzzyKP]

You didn't call them back?

You should have at least requested the offer in writing so you could frame it.

[VetLegion]

I usually attach a small photo the size of avatars here when sending out my CV. I thought it was common practice. Perhaps if I stopped I'd get more job offers.

[OzzyKP]

Well if you are sending out your current avatar, it is no wonder you aren't getting more job offers.