Dear Cellar

HungLikeJesus · 06-09-2008, 04:01 PM

Dear Cellar,
Mike, a friend of a friend, recently lost his job and has been doing some tree work for me. Mike has a job interview in a few days and I'm tempted to recommend to him that he cut his hair (he has a pony tail) for the interview, as I feel that it would increase his chances of getting hired.

I would appreciate your input on this. Would I be out of line to make that suggestion?

Thanks,
HLJ

lookout123 · 06-09-2008, 04:08 PM

A long time ago I worked for a friend of mine in a sales environment. I hit a serious slump where I couldn't sell anything to anyone. The ups just didn't stick. He suggested I shave my moustache and goatee to help me sell more. I laughed it off. A week later he said the same thing and I blew him off. A week later he sat me down and pointed out that my personality made me a natural for a certain niche we were hitting but my shaved head + facial hair was possibly turning off the same niche client. I was pissed off but gave in two days later. I went on a 6 month tear where I literally was the top salesperson in every category we measured there. Did shaving make me a better sales person? No. Did it make me more approachable for the prospective client? Apparently. Was I pissed at my friend? Only until I realized he was right.

06-09-2008, 04:01 PM	#1
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Dear Cellar, Mike, a friend of a friend, recently lost his job and has been doing some tree work for me. Mike has a job interview in a few days and I'm tempted to recommend to him that he cut his hair (he has a pony tail) for the interview, as I feel that it would increase his chances of getting hired. I would appreciate your input on this. Would I be out of line to make that suggestion? Thanks, HLJ __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-09-2008, 04:08 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	A long time ago I worked for a friend of mine in a sales environment. I hit a serious slump where I couldn't sell anything to anyone. The ups just didn't stick. He suggested I shave my moustache and goatee to help me sell more. I laughed it off. A week later he said the same thing and I blew him off. A week later he sat me down and pointed out that my personality made me a natural for a certain niche we were hitting but my shaved head + facial hair was possibly turning off the same niche client. I was pissed off but gave in two days later. I went on a 6 month tear where I literally was the top salesperson in every category we measured there. Did shaving make me a better sales person? No. Did it make me more approachable for the prospective client? Apparently. Was I pissed at my friend? Only until I realized he was right. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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