13th October 2009

Stereotypes And First Impressions

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ThanksOne thing that has always driven me crazy is stereotyping.  Considering we ride sport bikes I’ve been subjected to plenty of it, and I hate the fact that in this day and age people still judge and stereotype people. 

For instance there are lots of people who will judge someone by what they drive or how they look.  Just because a guy may be wearing a leather jacket, riding a Harley, and has a long pony tail doesn’t mean he’s a “bad guy”, but do you know how many people are going to turn their nose up at him just because of the stereotype?

Just like that guy there are tons of people out there who are judged everyday based on how they look, especially in the professional world.  Gillette recently commissioned a survey of over 500 HR professionals, and the results showed that 84% of those professionals believed “well-groomed” employees will advance in their corporate positions faster than those who aren’t as groomed.  It just goes to show that no matter how much we want to think our society doesn’t judge on appearance, it definitely still happens on a daily basis.

Gillette knows this, and they’ve setup the Gillette Career Advantage website to help professionals advance in their careers by providing advice from experts like GQ style correspondent Brett Fahlgren.  If you’re looking for a job and want to make a great first impression this website can really give you an advantage.  You can take the Gillette Resource Center to give you the extra edge the competition may not have.  Take the

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  1. 1 On October 15th, 2009, Floost said:

    Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?

  2. 2 On October 19th, 2009, Mackeran said:

    Are you a professional journalist? You write very well.

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