(Health-NewsWire.Net, October 26, 2015 ) Vancouver, BC -- For Consumer, Career, and Business Editors
Beards may be just what the doctor calls for, or at least what the resume needs for that extra pizazz. It all relates to the value for the job.
First impressions are instrumental to all situations, in particular job interviews. This perception is multi-faceted, with discrete judgments of the face, clothes, body language, and tone of voice. Facial hair is a strong component of this interpretation as it provides subliminal clues into unlocking the appropriateness of the candidate.
According to research of 228 hiring managers*, men with facial hair are rated higher against clean shaven men on aspects of: -intelligence, sincerity, competency, -courage, industriousness, enthusiasm, -dominance, self-confidence, nonconformity, -masculinity, maturity, and physical attractiveness.
These traits are commonly seen as desirable with most job opportunities. Beards give a higher perceived status among other men, and is consistent with the stereotypical profile of physicians, professors, psychologists**, tech start-ups, and creative fields. Checking the culture of the company in advance of an interview is critical.
"Some candidates I meet sport beards, mustaches or scruffs, more lately than 10 years ago. To me, it signifies character, competency, and creativity. I take a liken to them at first glance," remarks Joshua Valouche, hiring manager at a technology company. "But the key is that it can't be badly groomed or distracting. It will work against the candidate when the hair is sloppy, as it's probably indicative of that person's work style."
The value candidates place on the job is related to the level of effort placed on grooming themselves. "We have seen beards in the interview room, and let's just say they are a bit… unkempt and distracting," remarks Liz Yeung, founder of Respect Your Beard, a beard oil that manages and grooms beards, mustaches, scruffs and the stubble.
"To ensure facial hair grooming becomes an essential part of a man's daily routine, we are offering our proprietary blend of beard oil at a grand opening special of $18.99 for a 2oz bottle, 60% off the retail price, until November 30, 2015."
*Reed, J. Ann; Blunk, Elizabeth M (1990). The Influence of Facial Hair on Impression Formation". Social behavior & Personality: An International Journal, 18 (1), 169-175(7).
**Hellstrom, Ake; Tekle, Joseph (1994). Person Perceptions Through Facial Photographs: Effects of Glasses, Hair and Beard on Judgments of Occupation and Personal Qualities. European Journal of Social Psychology 24(6):693 - 705.
About Respect Your Beard
Respect Your Beard, by Boxed Perfection, is a proprietary beard oil and beard conditioner designed to soften coarse hair and tame unruly beards. Suffering through difficult interview processes or being frustrated with itchiness from beard growth can ruin the day. Respect Your Beard's goal is to manage facial hair of bearded, mustached, goateed, and scruffed friends by grooming and refining, all while soothing and relieving men from the crazy itch of beard growth. Now, the formidable, refined, and suave bearded men can look their best and feel most confident at all steps of their career.
Respect Your Beard
Liz Yeung
604.761.6888
liz.yeung@boxedperfection.com
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