CV & resume standards in United States

This is the live market data our scanner applies when a resume targets United States — not an opinion piece. The local document is the Resume; here is what employers there actually expect.

Photo on the CV? Never — including one can disqualify you

Photos get resumes discarded — EEOC bias-liability practice. Do not include one.

Personal data conventions

No date of birth, marital status, nationality, or gender (Title VII / ADEA).

Market conventions

• • Achievement-driven bullets; ATS formatting critical
• • 'CV' means an academic document only

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The free scan evaluates your resume against United States's norms automatically — photo expectations, personal-data conventions, length, and the keywords your industry expects.

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Source: the country-standards engine of this site's resume scanner. When the engine's data improves, this page updates with it.