How Employers Evaluate Physical Appearance When Considering Someone for a Promotion
Whether you like it or not, employers judge your appearance. In a CareerBuilder survey, employers were asked what keeps them from promoting employees, and while attitude and attendance were definitely factors, they also had something to say about what employees were wearing.
CareerBuilder surveyed 2,000 HR managers in the United States. Sixty-two percent said both “negative or pessimistic attitudes” and being late for work could hurt an employee’s chances of promotion. They also listed some external factors that might prevent them from promoting an employee:
44% were less likely to promote an employee who wore defiant clothing.
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 often wore clothes that were too casual for work.
Of course, a lot of this is subjective – it depends on the workplace and the employer – and some of them may seem outdated, but it nonetheless helps to find out how employers think. To learn more about the survey, visit the complete CareerBuilder publication at the link below.
Employers Identify Key Barriers to Career Promotion in New CareerBuilder Survey | CareerBuilder via Business Insider
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