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Originally Posted by choclady
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Full name, address, telephone number. (Under Equal Opportunities, date of birth, nationality and marital status are optional.). Note that it can be useful (particularly towards the end of term) to state the dates at which you will be at each address (student vs. home)
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this is very interesting to me and I realize that different countries have different rules on it.
However, if you ever were to include either your date of birth and/or your marital status in a resume applying for a job in the US, it would be discarded immediately and no consideration would be given to the candidate. This is due to the numerous lawsuits about equal opportunity and what not and no big company would open itself up to any of those accusations. Hence, our HR department would not even screen your skills if there was any indication of age, race and/or marital status and your resume would land in the trash without another thought wasted.
Just something to keep in mind.