Job strategy for girls: Please keep your clothes on

Wang Yanlin

2006-07-13

Source: Shanghai Daily - http://english.news365.com.cn/

TO lure employers in a tough job market, one job seeker surnamed Zhu assembled a portfolio of sexy photos. She wore a miniskirt and spaghetti-strap top.

Bad choice, though her credentials were good. Zhu was up to par academically: An undergraduate with a major in marketing. The sexy photos made her resume stand out, but they didn't help her - they hurt.

To Zhu's disappointment, she got no job offers. One company in the beauty industry, which must be avant-garde in Zhu's opinion, declined her, saying Zhu's personality did not accord with its corporate culture.

What she failed to recognize was that she had presented too much of herself, including ignorance of rules in the workplace. Her attire in the photos revealed that she was quite "free"- not well disciplined.

For job seekers, using tricks to make their resumes noticed is necessary. But such a trick - being overtly sexy - should be the last trick.


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What could one say after reading this, really?