JP: Linux System Adminstrator, UofT St. George

[Fernando Duran]

As the link I posted suggests: "photos for security
passes or company files can be taken after selection".


IANAL but the rule of thumb is that the prospect
employer shouldn't ask for something that could be
used to discriminate wrongfully a candidate. Things
like age or other personal data that the company needs
(for insurance coverage for example) can be asked
after the job offer is made. 

I'm a little sensitive since after a job interview
last year (for a job posted here by the way) they
asked me to fill out a form with personal data,
including date of birth. The form was labelled "to be
filled out only by candidates who are offered a
position" or something  of the sort. I pointed that
out and they dismissed it "it's OK", and you don't
want to come as a jerk if you think you're getting the
job. Next day I got an email with a rejection. So I
wondered if somebody freaked out when they read about
my age - I look much younger :-)

Anyways the gods rewarded me with a much better job...

Fernando 

--- billt-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org wrote:

> The most likely scenerio is that you need to get
> some kind of security clearance for the biology lab
> at U of T. They do some pretty interesting things
> there and they don't want to grant someone access to
> a place that routinely deals with diseases that can
> kill the population of the city.
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 09:26:16AM -0400, Mike
> Kallies wrote:
> > > > > How to apply:
> > > > > Please send a detailed CV with photo
> > > >
> > > > That's irregular. Why do you need an
> applicant's
> > > > picture?
> > > >
> > > > The Canadian Human Rights Commission doesn't
> like
> > > > employers asking for photos in a job
> application, see:
> > > >
>
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/publications/screening_employment-en.asp
> > >
> > > But, how do you meet the quota, then?
> > 
> > They didn't say what it should be a photo of.
> > 
> > -Mike
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