Haircut for Interviews

Sophomore undergrad getting ready for IB interviews to start in a few months. Does my haircut actually matter? It's the average male length/style but do I need to trim it shorter to match your traditional "corporate cut?"

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Haircut absolutely matters (realistically more for men as there is a much larger margin for error with male haircuts). Get rid of all facial hair and have your hair well kept and off of your face for the interview. I am usually someone who enjoys having longer hair but I kept it shorter during recruiting. If it gives you any hope I immediately got a mullet after getting an offer. 

 

I think with how woke and diverse banking has gotten in the past decade, you can get away with a lot more nowadays. Lots of analysts and such I see are still sporting the tiktok broccoli cut, younger black men also with dreads/locs. If your hairstyle is ethnic/cultural/religious, nobody would dare say anything about it either. I would still say clean-shaven unless 30yo+ though. The limit is probably a mullet, dyed hair or braids/cornrows/dreads (if not black).

 

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