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Is it essential to shave of your stubble for a job interview?

DonJon

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Just as the title says.. (except for the lack of an additional f after of)

The thing is I do have a bit of a baby-face. Without a stubble I am easily guessed 20 while my actual age is 27. In every-day life I do wear a very light stubble just to offset the baby-face thing a bit, adding a few extra years (which doesn't mean I then immediately do look 27). My hair-growth doesn't allow me to wear anything more than a very light stubble, but I do groom it to make sure it seems about equally thick on all sides (i.e. cheeks, upper lip and chin).

Now I have got a job interview coming up in the financial sector (insurance). I'll be wearing an anthracite suit, black cap toe shoes, obviously perfectly clean shoes, nails, hair, etc. But I am really in doubt whether or not I should have a clean shave the morning of the job interview. How is an interviewer going to feel about an interviewee coming in with a light stubble, especially in the rather conservative financial sector? Would it be better to go in shaved?

I look forward to your thoughts.
 
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Millerp

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Shave. The interviewer will know how old you are by looking at your resume (education, experience, etc.) You are not looking to impress a date here.
 

handfootya

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agree.if your going for any senior level position to lead members of the organisation then you need to be professional attire with serious expressions.
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ImTheGroom

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Agree. If you were interviewing at a social media company, the stubble would be fine. In a conservative industry, going with "delightfully scruffy," as I like to call it, will make you look younger, and less serious, not older and more serious.
 

DonJon

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Well thanks all for your thoughts. The interview has been a couple of weeks ago already, I indeed ended up shaving, and got the job. So thanks for the advice :)
 

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