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long hair discrimination

#24
As has been said its the resume man.

How I did mine was read tons of examples online, made a pros and cons list based off what I saw in examples and then made my resume an amalgamation of the pros.

While you're looking for a job do some volunteering. From skimming your resume it seems to be pretty heavy on the military stuff. If you add a volunteering aspect it'd give you another dimension.
 
#25
You have to re-write you resume into something more civilian like. Your hair is not THAT long. You can always cow lick it down with some gel. Did you take any classes on military transition before you got out? The should have told and helped you in resume writing as well as interviews.

I know about the tattoo discrimination. I tried to do Air Force reserves and I was told that I couldn't because of my tattoos even thought I had the same ones while I was in active duty in the Marines lol. But then they told me I can go into EOD. No thanks I sad.
 
#26
A big +1 on it being your resume more so than your hair (didn't we have a similar thread about hair and day gigs with Cass a few months ago? ...I digress). A lot of military experience, unfortunately, is not easily generalizable to the civilians world. I see that you're getting an Associate's, majoring in general studies. I don't know if you're using the G.I. Bill or what your situation is, but I'd suggest going on for at least your Bachelor's.
 
#27
Pacman said:
Your resume reads like a military resume. That's why you're not getting hired.

I'd HIGHLY recommend having someone help you with it.
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I agree with this, and I don't think your hair is out of line. But if I got that resume, I wouldn't know how to interpret your skills and background. You need to re-write it in civilian terms, heavily oriented to what you CAN do and the skills you have which apply in the civilian world.

In other words, you're advertising to the wrong market.

Get a resume writer or someone who's good at resumes to help you revise it.

I just hired a guy who has hair similar to yours...but I knew his skills. I do agree that it's weird that hair is still such a big deal to some people - I lived through the 60's and I thought we had "done that" back then. But your appearance is part of your company's presentation to its customers. There's no getting around that, and it's part of the world of work.

I do think the issue is more the resume than your hair. It also may have a lot to do with how you present yourself in person, because you have to do a great job of selling yourself. Someone who comes across with energy, intelligence and enthusiasm in a job interview sells himself much more effectively.

armywalaby said:
I guess I'm saying I'm proud of my fro and the man can't bring me down. :spit::bassist:

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Fine in theory, but The Man doesn't have to hire you, and if that attitude comes across in job interviews, he won't. I wouldn't hire someone whose hair is more important than the job. That's not because of the hair, it's because of the candidate's priorities.
 
#28
Pilgrim said:
I do think the issue is more the resume than your hair. It also may have a lot to do with how you present yourself in person, because you have to do a great job of selling yourself. Someone who comes across with energy, intelligence and enthusiasm in a job interview sells himself much more effectively.
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Well that does sound like me.

Sounds like I just got ahead of myself again.

no, that never happened on TB...

thanks for the advice guys, and for putting up with me. :ninja:
 
#31
Well, honestly, your hair look unkept. Translation, you look unkept. I have curly hair too, and mine does the same thing. I learned long ago that, if I wanted people to take me seriously, I was going to have to keep it short.

What sort of jobs are you looking for?
 
#32
armywalaby said:
I thought we were past this in this nation. Here's my resume.

but I'm pretty sure I don't get hired because of my hair.
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I'm pretty tired of not getting interviews when I know I'm more than qualified.
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I'm not sure how representative that photo is of how you actually look, but assuming it is accurate, you look like a little kid. I wouldn't believe anything you told me if you showed up looking like your photo. Sorry. As far as the hair, I'm a little older than you, and I can tell you that people are way more tolerant now than even just a few years ago. The fact that you are more concerned about you hairdo than a job does show a certain lack of maturity. Also, as others have said, you need to write a resume for civilians.
 
#33
As stated, it's the resume.
Just reading the first three lines, it looks like you are basically qualified to use a fork lift in a warehouse.
It's tough out there, I have a buddy who is well educated with a sparkling record and has been actively interviewing for over a year now after his previous employer folded. He's finally resorted to signing up with a temp agency that specializes in placement for possible long term hiring.
 
#36
Totally agree with the input from Mod about resume. Key in composition is relevance. Totally right about getting expert input on resume preparation.

As for long hair, half the people doing the criticism out there used to have long hair. It turns out we live in a world of opinions.
 
#37
Joe Gress said:
I think it's much less the hair and more of the herp-derp face. :hiding:
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#39
After reading a few lines of the resume, I'm not sure what you're qualified for. I agree with the comments from Pacman.

My cousins husband was a big shot in the Air Force for years. He keeps his hair short and well groomed, but he can't get an interview either. His resume looks like yours.

Under your qualifications, you said something about being able to make decisions. We all can do that. Perhaps list an accomplishment that resulted from your good decisions.

-Mike
 
#40
There's no actual job experience on there.
You can say you have experience in


Decision Making
Project Management
Maintenance Operations
Teaching/Coaching/Mentoring
Financial Management
Inventory Control
Problem Solving
Diverse Work Environment
Active Secret Clearance

All day long,
But honestly it's completely different in the civillian sector of things. Your resume doesn't exactly display you know how to do anything.

What kind of jobs are you interviewing for?
 

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