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Would it be okay to use a sports headshot for my secondaries? I was on an NCAA team in college and it's one of the only "professional"-type photos I have of myself. It's from the shoulders up, and I'm wearing a 3/4 athletic zip pullover in my school's colors (part of our uniform). Is this okay?
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No!!!
Head and shoulders in a jacket, smiling (with a neutral background) is recommended.
Have a friend take the photo with your phone.
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gyngyn said:
No!!!
Head and shoulders in a jacket, smiling (with a neutral background) is recommended.
Have a friend take the photo with your phone.
Ah.... probably should have waited for a response before uploading my headshot to Einstein's secondary.... for what it's worth the headshot had a neutral background. Thank you for the advice though!
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is having a neutral background important? my headshot photos i took last week has me standing in front of some shrubbery and buildings. There is blur on the background so I stand out a bit. Wearing blazer and button up. Is that okay or should I retake for neutral bg?
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altftwelve said:
is having a neutral background important? my headshot photos i took last week has me standing in front of some shrubbery and buildings. There is blur on the background so I stand out a bit. Wearing blazer and button up. Is that okay or should I retake for neutral bg?
In a perfect world, you are smiling, in a suit with a neutral background.
Minor deviations are probably not a deal-breaker.
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I honestly wouldn’t have any problem with the photo you used. Half the time, I don’t even look at the photo.
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At many schools, the photo is for admissions staff to match you up when you appear for your on-campus interview (maybe your virtual one). Photos sometimes are redacted from screening and initial selection for interviews, and it's not clear whether we must redact it throughout the admissions process as per SCOTUS.
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I can't afford a suit on top of secondaries at the moment, so I am planning to just go into Nordstrom, try on a suit, snap a pic, and then leave. Anyone else doing some silly **** like this or just me?
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gyngyn said:
No!!!
Head and shoulders in a jacket, smiling (with a neutral background) is recommended.
Have a friend take the photo with your phone.
Would something like this be passable (also asking about the afro)? No facial hair or anything. Or should I just bite the bullet and still buy a suit?
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Would something like this be passable (also asking about the afro)? No facial hair or anything. Or should I just bite the bullet and still buy a suit?
The hair looks great.
This is the most important photo you have ever taken.
A tie and jacket would seem reasonable, no?
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I don't see anything wrong with a collared shirt open at the neck. Fellow faculty members, I think we are getting bent out of shape about the wrong things and throwing up road blocks. I don't like it.
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gyngyn said:
The hair looks great.
This is the most important photo you have ever taken.
A tie and jacket would seem reasonable, no?
Very true—to the department store I go LOL
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E0001234 said:
Very true—to the department store I go LOL
You can borrow from some old guy!
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