| I was reading an article on the use of perfume | | | | ever hire you? The simple answer is NO. You |
| during the interview process and surely thought - | | | | could be the best person for the role, but if |
| that does not happen anymore. Well, guess I was | | | | every time you sit down the staff breaks out in |
| wrong and there were some aspects I did not | | | | hives - forget it. |
| consider on the subject that this read got me | | | | The focus of the interview is to get the person in |
| thinking about. Perfume or any scent used by | | | | front of you to see how much value you offer to |
| men/women are not appropriate for the | | | | the company, or vice versa. Well, if the only thing |
| interview process. Lets flip the shoes and see | | | | on a person's mind is getting you out of the |
| what you think should someone arrive in your | | | | office and away from their nose - do you think |
| office with a smell that simply repulses you. Well, | | | | they are going to pay much attention to what |
| we all know the answer - it would be a short | | | | you are talking about? Don't get me wrong, I love |
| interview. | | | | a good smell. But when you have one time to |
| Now some will say that wearing a light scent is | | | | make a good impression, don't take the chance |
| not an issue.....how do you define light? What if the | | | | with something so unique as to how people handle |
| light scent is still appalling to the person conducting | | | | and feel about smells? Be clean, do not smell, and |
| the interview? My personal favorite - allergies. | | | | be dressed for battle. When you are done, pour a |
| With all of the rare and odd things placed into | | | | whole bottle on yourself if need be, but for the |
| scents these days - what if someone was alergic | | | | time being hold off on the nose candy. |
| to something in your scent? Would that person | | | | |