If they have so small a sense of humour that they'd not give you the job because of Movember, then would you really want to work there anyway?
Duggan - Member
I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say in all honesty, if you went for an interview in a clown suit you wouldn't get the job.
Caveat: Unless the job was at the Circus.
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I'd keep it, but if you want to be super-cautious, drop the HR person running the recruitment process an email in advance to explain why so it's not a shock. That way the panel will be looking forward to seeing what your mo looks like, rather than recoiling in horror when you step in the room.
I'd keep it, but if you want to be super-cautious, drop the HR person running the recruitment process an email in advance to explain why so it's not a shock. That way the panel will be looking forward to seeing what your mo looks like, rather than recoiling in horror when you step in the room.
Depends on the level of the job ?? Is it corporate/exec middle management type job ?? Def get rid of it and dress smart, suit up. If it's more of a worker/drone job, or technical expert, specialist etc you should keep it, show some personality.
HR will tell you nothing and do nothing for you, they can't favor any candidates. They will meet you at the door and smile nicely and chat to cover up the cold dead heart of ice buried in their chest.
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Trim the moustache back abit- i.e. to the sides of your top lip. This is presentable and will be taken as intended. IF you turned up with a 70's style moustache to an interview you wouldn't be taken seriously at all.
Hard men in the Falklands had moustache's. Should we laugh at them?
If the interviewer is the sort of person who would take offence I'd say its the wrong team to be in. You are hardly going there sporting clown shoes and a spinning bow tie.
Hora has a point; be presentable. I don't mind a story but sometimes things sound like excuses and you wonder whether if someone comes for an interview with an excuse, how is their work going to be.
If it's more of a worker/drone job, or technical expert, specialist etc you should keep it, show some personality.
If the only way someone shows they have personality is by some wacky facial hair, I'm not sure they have personality 😉
Keep it and explain.
Unless the interviewer has a tasche, then probably best to leave it
If its a woman with a tash you could also say 'ah are you doing Movember as well'?
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I'm keeping the 'tache for the interview - was out meeting the public today and showing them my warrant card as ID and saying "This is how I normally look...." proved quite a useful introduction!
[i]Fantastic ice breaker. Just make sure it looks neat.[/i]
Yep, trim it - a nice tidy one, Charlie Chaplin style should do the trick.
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if you went for an interview in a clown suit you wouldn't get the job.
I've been to a few interviews on a unicycle, and I *always* put mountain unicycling on my CV. Being slightly different from the last person guarantees they'll remember you, and the odd hobby gives you a guaranteed question that you'll be able to talk about interestingly.
Have also worked with a few people who turned up to interviews (and came to work later) dressed as full on goths. Clearly had the skills and ability to do the job, so it appears they got the job. Sorted.
It obviously depends what it is, if you're talking corporate management or sales, they probably are a lot more about appearance than just looking at your skills or ability, but for surely for most jobs having a tash is going to make no difference.
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Going for the Freddy again eh?
I've been told I look like Daddy Pig
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I look abit 'foreign' don't I? 😐
How did the interview go?
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Uncanny 😉
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I've been to a few interviews on a unicycle, and I *always* put mountain unicycling on my CV. Being slightly different from the last person guarantees they'll remember you, and the odd hobby gives you a guaranteed question that you'll be able to talk about interestingly.
What kind of Mickey Mouse job asks you for your hobbies??
I've spent a lot of this week in client reviews and commercial negotiations. Interesting meeting a new supplier when you've got a tache going on. There's always that dilema for them, do they ask if it's for Movember, or because I think the chicks dig my mo?
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to be honest if it's for government their equality policies mean you would be more likely to get the job if you are a mexican or a member of the village people.
keep it - most people know what movember is and would realise that you are doing it for charity
good luck for the interview
edit bah - old thread. how did the interview go?
I've spent a lot of this week in client reviews and commercial negotiations
You didn't mention what car you drive and how big your wang is.
Hora - you look pretty close to a Mo/beard/sidies/eyebrow combo there!! Nice work!
Nukeproofriding, The point of my comment wasn't about wang measuring (and I don't drive an Audi or a BMW) it was more about meeting new people having challenging conversations, while looking more foolish than normal courtesy of having a tache.
Are you taking part in Movember? If not, drag yourself and your sarcastic tone elsewhere. Buffoon.
Well having taken it off once this month as noted earlier in this thread I had a really important meeting yesterday and thought I'd probably better remove it again, but then when it came to it couldn't go through with it, wanting the astonishing likeness between myself and Clarke Gable to continue a tad longer.
So as luck would have it, the guy I'm negotiating with, French chap, is also mid mo, so yesterday we signed an historic deal together for a new agency on the 27th of Movember, that means it has bought me luck and now may never be removed which will inevitably bring me more problems from excess female attention.
Not sure what to do now..
A few of our staff are doing the Movember 'tache thing.
One of them looked quite dismayed on Monday when I told him he may need to shave to visit a client facility...
Doh, don't do it to him, that waste of space first potential client I went to see came to nothing, maybe at the client facility there will be fellow mo's, look on the positive side, it worked for me..
Many of our clients ban facial hair on their sites...
Contractors / delivery drivers turning up with stubble are handed a disposable razor at the main gate - shave or don't come in
Its quite common if you may be required to wear BA
H2S sites ive been on have had a no facial hair policy.
Many of our clients ban facial hair on their sites...
Are you in this country? Would be very interesting to see what would happen should a Muslim or Sikh gentleman turn up.
Would be very interesting to see what would happen should a Muslim or Sikh gentleman turn up.
They would be asked to shave or be refused entry...
As trail rat says - depends on the H&S reqmts / emergency evac procedures. Flash risk, gas risk, need for emergency BA etc
I was going to say the same, hell there's been case law on stuff like this back as far as Sikhs on M/cycles..
What on earth are you selling to your clients?
As trail rat says - depends on the H&S reqmts / emergency evac procedures. Flash risk, gas risk, need for emergency BA etc
Huh? If the risk is that great that H&S reqmts say no stubble/beards then the PPE and engineering controls are not worth shite and no-one should be allowed on site.
Full face mask training isn't possible with a full on beard but then you have to supply a overflow system instead. Lets be honest no-one wears full face except in an absolute emergency anyways.
Just noticed - delivery drivers, now they are taking the piss.
I went for a job interview with a movember many years ago - I had this great 'I'm only doing this for charity...arn't 'taches such a joke!...' patter all worked out. Walked in and the interviewer had an enormous soup-strainer - it kind of worked out OK as we bonded instantly over facial hair and I got the job.
Its quite common if you may be required to wear BA
My dad had a fireman who refused to shave his beard despite the need to use BA. My dad gave him the chance to do a full test in the smoke chamber which he passed with no problems at all. So he was told he could keep his beard and he went home and shaved it off. I guess he just didn't like rules.
Many of our clients ban facial hair on their sites...Contractors / delivery drivers turning up with stubble are handed a disposable razor at the main gate - shave or don't come in
So should everyone have a number 1 haircut too? 😐
Contractors / delivery drivers turning up with stubble are handed a disposable razor at the main gate - shave or don't come in
"Fine. Bye. You'll be sure to explain to the MD why the entire company's email is still down in a couple of hours, yeah?"
He's got one continuous eyebrow all the way across.
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Its quite common if you may be required to wear BA
Weird. I'm pretty sure BA had some serious facial hair going on as well as the frohawk and gold.
1000ppm of h2s in air can kill you in single breath
Smoke ( although not heat) you will survive long enough to sort the leak in your ba.
Id rather have a well fitting ba in that situation.
Most if not all ba sets ive used have been.full face mask type not just mouth and nose. Except in the ukraine.
Absolutely keep it*, although you may wish to point out the reason for its growth, not because it looks untidy or unprofessional, more for the fact that its going to look ridiculous i would imagine.
*don't turn up sporting a hitler style tache whatever you do...
Rkk01 - what industry are you in? Just curious, that seems particularly harsh.
