Can't get a job because I have braces??? =(

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#1 Post by **marycotter5678** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:01 am

I have been in braces for 5 months and I will be having surgery down the roa - which means that my underbite looks worse with time (right now I look like an ape..). I am applying to jobs after I got laid off from my last company and had some "time off". So far I have had 7 interviews in the past month and a half. Most of the jobs I interviewed for were for client-facing positions but a few were not... I notice at most of the interviews they will look at my teeth but then shy away when I meet their eye..
Anyway, out of the 7, no job offers...
I am starting to worry that the braces or my underbite or both are putting people off...

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm 25 and female.. It's really getting to me.. I need a job cuz I need to pay my bills =/

#2 Post by **mmaynard** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:00 am

I'm sorry to hear you're having such bad luck. Where I work they have gone 2 months after an interview before making the person an offer. I hope you get an offer soon. Just have to stay optimistic.

#3 Post by **switchblades** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:19 pm

While appearance is something important with working face-to-face, I don't thinka company would not hire you simply because of your braces. A lot of companies are feeling the heat from the ecomonic situation - have you got much experience? I've been told that I have TOO MUCH experience at some interviews, and not enough at others. Companies don't want to take a chance on either having someone who does not have enough experience to handle a job, or someone who has too many years of experience - it's sad to say but the automatic assumption is that a person develops bad habits after that long a time.

I will be facing a layoff in a couple of weeks, but I'm going to take some time off I think before I look for a new job. Keep at it, there's something out there for you!