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I moved to Germany to work from Canada after finishing grad school and was amazed to find applicants put pictures on resumes there. Ironically later we made an attractiveness estimator and I suggested we use it to screen somebody applying for a secretary position (I was only joking and actually more pointing out the ridiculousness of having photos on resumes).
... and not only pictures. it is standard to include your birthday and nationality in your CV in Germany. And sometimes, the early career applicants adds the employers of their PARENTS in their CVs !!!
Wow never heard the parents' employers. It's worse than I thought.