I've worn a man ponytail ever since I can remember but now I have to apply for corporate jobs and go to interviews

I've worn a man ponytail ever since I can remember but now I have to apply for corporate jobs and go to interviews.

How bad would having long hair look during an interview? Are people still hung up with having non-standard hair in the office? Is there a way to make this look "professional"?

cut it off hanzo

You have to know that ultimately for interviews tattoos, ponytails, beards, piercings and shit aren't "unprofessional" but rather they are intimidating. Picture yourself as a manager at a firm. Your employee candidates are Jason Momoa and ryan gosling. Both sex gods and i digress but one is clean shaven and short blond boyish hair, the other is an intimidating wolf with a bun/pony. The human (male) mind is feeble, it won't see Jason Momoa's strength as a worthy company attribute, but as a threat. The interviewee won't hire the tough looking guy out of sheer psychology. They want the obedient clean shaven short hair guy. This is factual and this is science. For interviews you have to look as non threatening as possible, even a simple beard or an overgrown 5 oclock shaddow can rub off the wrong way on an interviewer(s).

Your best bet is to cut it and go drone. Or embrace corperate and play with the boundaries as in get a short cut that can be styled wildely but also TAMED for business ie. an undercut.

Your mediocre bets are to probably manbun it instead of straight up pony tailing it.

Realistically you want to use bobby pins and conceal it neatly while also making your interviewer aware that without the pins in place you have long hair and if that in any way would effect the work place then you can say you will cut it. More than likely they will feel like they're discriminating and they won't mind.

Worst bets are to pony tail it and expect no prejudice or repercussions.

It's alright. It's really not that outlandish of a haircut.
If you want to work on wallstreet, cut it.
If you want to join some less elitist corp, keep it.

Have been called to do interviews for my company several times -

>How bad would having long hair look during an interview?
As long as it's clean and so are you - not that bad.

Shower, comb it and consider wearing it in a non-loose bun.

>Are people still hung up with having non-standard hair in the office?
How a person shows up to an interview reflects on his seriousness - if someone shows up with a "non-standard" haircut it usually means one of two things - he's sloppy and doesn't understand the office setting OR he does understand the office setting but didn't want to sacrifice their haircut for a better chance at getting the job I'm offering.
The first case is something I wouldn't hire, people who are sloppy about themselves will also be sloppy about work.
The second case requires looking into context - if the person is qualified, dressed well, clean and I can tell that he just likes his hair that way and that he's not some juvenile idiot thinking he's making a statement I wouldn't mind.

In full honesty - your ponytail is probably a lot less flattering than you think it is and cutting it off is better either way.

Long hair only looks bad when you're ugly. Chad can wear his hair anyway he wants and get the job.

This only works because Jason Momoa is huge and ripped. You can't put a ponytail or tattoo on any shiny little shit and call it intimidating. It's only "intimidating" in context.

For all you know op is some skinny 5'6 thing with long hair or the fat guy from the WoW South Park episode. Neither of those would be seen as intimidating - ponytail or no.

Do not wear a fucking ponytail. It is not a question of looking effay but fucking following established business etiquette and rules. If you fuck this up on the one fucking day you are supposed to show that you aren't a fuckup, you're a fucking dumbass who deserves to be a bum.
Just cut your fucking hair you special snowflake nigger.

t. balding/ugly drone

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