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Beauty
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Update Your Looks before
Updating Your Resume
Results froma recent surveywith 362HumanResource professionals, conducted
by Jobstreet.com in collaborationwithGillette indicate that in today’s competitive job
market, grooming plays a part in determiningwho gets hired. Here are some points to
ponder upon before you go for your next job interview.
Hiring decision is strongly influenced
by a candidate’s appearance as that
distinguishes them from other job
candidates.
About 45% of hi r ing
employers who were surveyed shared
that when there are two equally qualified
candidates, the better groomed person is
more likely to get hired.
Good grooming is important because it
expresses a candidate’s motivation and
professionalism.
When an employee
grooms well during an interview or at
work, 55% of employers take notice as
they feel that good grooming correlates
to a candidate’s motivation.
Employersdon’t tell it toacandidate’s face
that they have got personal grooming
issues.
The most surprising fact is,
employers will not tell employees directly
that they have bad breath, they are
not clean shaven or that they dress
inappropriately – 64% said they will
just keep quiet about it.
64% of hiring employers can accept
employees with a fashionable
beard style, but a clean-shaven
male candidate gives a better
first impression.
A clean-shaven
face was identified specifically
as a critical grooming cue with
92% of employers thinking that a
clean-shaven male gives a better
impression.
A majority of the employees take
personal grooming for granted
after they have secured a job.
67%
of hiring employers reveal that
Malaysian employees realise the
importance to appear well-groomed
for a job interview. However, most
employees tend to slack on their
grooming habits after securing a job.
When it comes to climbing the corporate
ladder, awell-groomed employee stands
a better opportunity.
A huge 60% of
employers said an employee’s personal
grooming does have an effect on your
promotion.