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Bald influence on Career
Jay:
imagine how bad it would be if you had hair keeping in the heat and making you dumber
baldking:
First appearance are a bitch in the corperate world
baldbiker:
I work in corporate America, and this is my experience in this field...
I have been with this corporation for 5 years - have an semi-executive job - love my employees and the company I work for..
The thing you need to keep in mind when applying with a corporate job - is that they see TONS of applicants, so their shock factor goes down significantly compared to a "ma and pops" business.
Now this same sword has a double edge... I'll get to that.
When we are in a hiring phase, I probably interview 10-15 people a week, and one of the first things I (or my HR dept) loses in one of these phases is our first impression in reference to appearance (ie. hair, makeup, yada yada yada....)
The main thing I look for is sincerety when answering questions, their job background - and their deep down reason for leaving their last job... -> the last one is the MOST important to me.
Now, back to the tons of applicants point.
If I see 3 or 4 great applicants, and only one position to fill, I may pick the one with the better appearance - but even then - hair/baldness would not be any factor whatsoever... the appearance would all be focused on professional appearance and how they hold themselves -> professionalism.
So - if you are sly - keep it sly all the time! Your employer won't care - in fact they will probably note it as "well groomed" and probably use it as a (+) rather than a (-).
Just my $.02 on this thread 8)
SlySurfer:
--- Quote from: baldbiker on May 08, 2008, 10:31:39 PM ---I work in corporate America, and this is my experience in this field...
The main thing I look for is sincerety when answering questions, their job background - and their deep down reason for leaving their last job... -> the last one is the MOST important to me.
--- End quote ---
Would you hire a headshaved guy if he gave this as answer to what you consider to be the most important question....his reason for leaving his last job.
Answer...the headshaved guy left his last job because he was being harrassed because he wore a comb-over. That he was a serious and dedicated perfectionist. But was picked on mercilessly by his supervisor for no reason other than his hair. He left his job because he wanted his dignity and self respect.
baldbiker:
--- Quote from: SlySurfer on May 08, 2008, 10:59:18 PM ---
--- Quote from: baldbiker on May 08, 2008, 10:31:39 PM ---I work in corporate America, and this is my experience in this field...
The main thing I look for is sincerety when answering questions, their job background - and their deep down reason for leaving their last job... -> the last one is the MOST important to me.
--- End quote ---
Would you hire a headshaved guy if he gave this as answer to what you consider to be the most important question....his reason for leaving his last job.
Answer...the headshaved guy left his last job because he was being harrassed because he wore a comb-over. That he was a serious and dedicated perfectionist. But was picked on mercilessly by his supervisor for no reason other than his hair. He left his job because he wanted his dignity and self respect.
--- End quote ---
Well hell yeah! Would have no impact to me.
The reason I stated the above is some (not a large portion, but some) applicants will try to "shine" you that they quit their last job because they were looking for opportunity, when in actuallity they quit (or got fired) for bad habits - that I would be fearful they would bring to my organization.
So - to me, if you were being harrassed - and were a good fit for the job - I'd hire you without missing a step (and also advise you to seek an attorney for the harrassment!)
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