Resume templates with a photo
Whether to add a photo depends on the country and the job. It is common on Indian resumes for many roles, expected in the Gulf, traditional in Germany, and standard in hospitality, aviation and front-office work. In the US, UK and Canada, leave it off. Every template here has a photo slot that crops a phone picture cleanly, and all of them are single-column.
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Round photo, clean and modern. The normal choice for private-sector India.
Passport-size photo, as hospitality, aviation and front-office employers ask for it.
UAE, Saudi and Qatar: passport photo, nationality and languages, as employers there expect.
A round photo beside the contact details.
A framed passport photo in a boxed header.
Warm, centred, with a round photo.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland: photo, dated column, signed at the foot.
How to choose
- Profile or Avatar for private-sector jobs in India where a photo is normal.
- Gulf CV for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar: photo, nationality and languages, as employers there expect.
- Lebenslauf for Germany, Austria and Switzerland: photo, dated column, signed at the foot.
- Portrait or Reception for hospitality, aviation and front-office roles.
Never use a photo for applications to the US, the UK or Canada: many employers there discard a resume with one to avoid discrimination claims. Use the North America or UK CV template instead.
Questions
Should I put a photo on my resume in India?
It is common and usually fine for private-sector jobs, and required by many bio-data formats. Use a recent, plain-background photo. Multinationals hiring for global teams often prefer none, so follow the posting.
What kind of photo should go on a resume?
A recent passport-style photo: plain light background, face clearly visible, formal or neat clothes. Not a selfie, a group crop or a filtered picture.
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