I’m married to a management trainer. My hubby Gary spent many years training top level managers. I sat down with him just recently and asked him what hair style advice he would give my readers in a job or career interview situation. Here are some of his suggestions:
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Look like your
interviewer - If you’re interviewing with librarians,
you better have some horn rimed glasses and a bun in
your hair. If your interviewing for an Wall-Street
job, you better have on a suit and conservative
haircut. If you are
interviewing for a entertainment career, you better have an updo.
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Never be outside
the box - This is not the time to go with the latest
spiky hair style, dramatic cuts or creative colors. You never want to stand out . . .
you want to look impeccably well groomed and
appropriate. When you appear polished and well
groomed, it often gives the impression of attention
to detail, which is definitely in your favor.
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Never, ever , , ,
turn on the sex appeal. Women will hate you . . .
and the male prospects will lose respect for your
competency or question your intelligence (and probably make a pass instead).
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Wear conservative,
classic hair styles - One length bobs, layered bobs
or inverted bobs are good shorter length styles. For
longer hair, anything that is pulled up or back,
such as twists and braids are great, professional
looking
hair styles for a job or career interview.
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Keep your hair
colors subdued - Avoid blonde (studies have shown
that the dumb blonde image can result in a negative
first impression and may even lead to discrimination) and if your
a bright red head, you might want to consider toning
it down a bit. The safest hair colors in the
business world are sandy blonde,
light browns and subdued brunettes.
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Shorter is better
than longer hair styles - Keep your hair style
length above the shoulder and preferably terminating
just below your ears.
- Go short, but not too short - Avoid the short-short pixie hair cuts, unless your interviewing for a job in the medical profession.
The bottom line: do not stand out from the crowd and always look very healthful and impeccably groomed. Pay attention to the hair styles you see on your local TV anchor women for inspiration. Their hair styles are very carefully chosen to appeal to your local audience tastes and sensibilities and to avoid looking like dim wits.
