9 appearance mistakes that could be holding you back at work
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You do your job well, you add value to your team, and you contribute to the company's bottom line - but you haven't been promoted in years.
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Confused?
Well, it turns out that your professional success doesn't depend entirely on your work ethic and performance.
A recent survey from CareerBuilder shows that hiring managers seriously consider a professional's appearance when deciding whether to promote them to a higher position.
In a perfect world, we would only be judged by the work we do - but that's not the case. Especially in the corporate world, appearances matter...a lot.
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More than 2,000 human resource managers across the US participated in the survey and cited these nine (superficial) factors as things that would dissuade them from promoting an employee:
- 44% were less likely to promote an employee who wore provocative clothing to work.
- 43% were less likely to promote an employee who wore wrinkled clothes.
- 32% were less likely to promote an employee with piercings other than traditional ear piercings.
- 27% were less likely to promote an employee who frequently wore clothing that was too casual for the workplace.
- 27% were less likely to promote an employee with visible tattoos.
- 25% were less likely to promote an employee with an unprofessional hairstyle.
- 24% were less likely to promote an employee with constant bad breath.
- 21% were less likely to promote an employee who wore too much perfume or cologne.
- 15% were less likely to promote an employee who wore too much makeup.
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