Why should a candidate avoid the use of photographs in a résumé?

As you produce your résumé in various formats,you will encounter the question of whether to include a photograph of yourself on or with your résumé.For print or digital documents that you will be submitting to employers or job websites,the safest advice is to avoid photos.The reason is that seeing visual cues of the age,ethnicity,and gender of candidates early in the selection process exposes employers to complaints of discriminatory hiring practices.In fact,some employers won't even look at résumés that include photos,and some applicant tracking systems automatically discard résumés with any extra files.However,photographs are acceptable and expected for social media résumés and other online formats where you are not actively submitting a résumé to an employer.