How Does Your Hair Colour Relate to Your Job Prospects?
September 30, 2009
According to an article in the Telegraph U.K. Blonde women are dyeing their hair brown to be taken more seriously in the office. In the study commissioned by Superdrug, involving 2,500 women across the UK, some startling results have been revealed:
* 62% of people think brunettes look more professional than blondes in the workplace
* 31% of blonde women have gone brunette to appear more intelligent in the office
* 38% of fair-haired women believe their hair colour has held them back in their career
* 38% of those who have changed their hair colour believe they are now taken more seriously by their boss
Go figure!!
Here’s to writing powerful resumes – and to fairness in the work place!
Beverley Neil
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