Hi all,
I am a sophomore at an almost-target and I am getting ready for Junior SA recruiting season. I'm thinking of getting braces. If I get braces now, will I be off them in time for interviews? If not, would it be fine to wear braces during interviews? And, if I don't get braces or anything at all and just go into interviews with terrible teeth, will this hurt my chances?
Thank you all!
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"Massive" overbites will take some time. I had really bad teeth a couple of years ago and had to wear braces for around 3 years.
Thanks for your response. did you wear them during recruiting? or on the job?
thanks for your detailed answers...do you think the drawback to having bad teeth reduces the less client-facing a role is? and should this affect my thinking going forward as to which role to ultimately pursue?
Dude I'm saying to do what's best for your teeth and self. You can only control so much of the process, so stress yourself out for the right reasons.
See if you can get Invisalign
will look into that! did you get it or do you know of someone who did? what was your/their experience with it in relation to recruiting?
It's just clear plastic trays that you can take out whenever, so shouldn't inhibit recruiting in any way. Not sure if they will do anything for an overbite though. This conversation is obviously better suited for your dentist though.
One of my MDs currently uses it.
I had invisalign for 2-3 years. Sometimes it's annoying since you have to wear it 22 hours a day but very convenient when you need to take them off for interviews, dates, parties etc. Would recommend!
do invisalign for teeth straightening purposes but take them out for interviews because they can introduce a fairly pronounced lisp.
as far as the overbite goes, you rarely smile with both sets of teeth showing in a professional setting so I'd be much less concerned.
my teeth aren't great and I've done just fine (albeit not in finance but in customer facing roles). the most important aspect is your self confidence.
if all else fails you can move to London.
No offense, but you need to relax a bit. I would have hated to have been a sophomore worrying about how a decision would (maybe) affect a client-facing role in 3 years. Try not to waste your college years looking at post grad life. Spoiler: college is the best.
Look into lingual braces. They may or may not fit your needs, but only your orthodontist can answer that.
Came here to second this. Friend of mine got them and had them for a year and is really happy with the way they looked, couldn't tell unless they told you.
Oral Hygiene is something that I take note in prospective candidates. Poor oral hygiene is indicative of poor upkeep/low social class. While people may be willing to overlook a crooked smile, it’s pretty hard to ignore bad breath. As far as correcting your teeth, it would be best to speak with your orthodontist - not a bunch of finance junkies
Only color I judge people by--
the color of their teeth.
Are you judging my coffee stained teeth?
Exactly my friend, you sir are a true workhorse.
Have you considered recruiting at a British bank?
haha gold pure gold
Or a japanese bank
+1 Lol
Wearing braces is better than having gross ass teeth.
As an adult with braces, you can either be hilariously awkward about it or you can own it and hell, even make a self depreciating joke about it in an interview. Your choice.
Lol at "self depreciating"
I'm familiar with self deprecation, but not self depreciation.
Hah, gotta love mobile posting.
Give it a couple years though. As you get closer to 30, you'll understand self depreciating too
Get Invisalign. I had them for my first 1.5 years as an analyst. No issues at all. Wore them 99% of the time, but took them out for important meetings, dinners, etc.
How was it handling invisalign with the analyst life style? I start FT at a BB this summer and am considering getting braces/invisalign sometime this year.
Hi,
I am wondering how you went to appointments and stuff as surely they'd get in the way of your work? I looking to be an analyst and get Invisalign also
Invisalign costs more and usually will take double the time (in my case) compared to traditional braces. It also hurts every time you get new trays, which is every two weeks usually. with traditional braces, your ortho may have the option to set you up with ceramic braces (google them) which are less noticeable than the standard metal braces. having had braces, i can say that you can suck it up and get them on asap. wear your elastics and follow your orthodontists instructions and you will be happy you did it. as long as your smart and can do the job, they dont care that you care about your teeth.
Lingual braces on interviews. (Originally Posted: 05/30/2010)
Hello, I am supposed to have an interview with a firm this week, and I want to receive some advices about my personal issue. I am wearing lingual braces since last year, and from that point, my pronunciation became a bit inaccurate. Most of the people that I first meet find it a little bit uncomfortable to hear my pronunciation. So the question is, will it be better to tell the interviewers at the outset of the interview that my pronunciation could be a bit weird? Or will it be better just try to do my best and pronounce every word as accurate as possible, even though it is so da*n hard to do so.
Thanks in advance.
I would mention it at the beginning of the interview and then move on and not address it after
If your responses are brilliant and you can demonstrate enthusiasm and knowledge, your voice will be take a back seat to what you are actually saying.
Bring it up at the start, and speak very slowly and carefully - which you should be doing in an interview anyway.
I interviewed in the past with a broken jaw, and it did not interfere with getting an offer.
Yea, I would say the same thing. Bring it up in the beginning of the interview(s), but then leave it be. Ideally, It shouldn't affect the opinion one has of you, but you never know. In all honesty, I think it will all be taken in stride, but if it isn't, screw 'em, you wouldn't want to be there anyway.
Thanks for the inputs! Yeah, I'll say it at the beginning and quickly move on to my answers.
Side note, please do tell me what an "almost-target" is
Lol at "almost-target"
I'm waiting for new spins on Semi Target... Demi-Target? Quasi-Target? What's next?
Pseudo-target? Former-target? Hemi-target? Heterotarget? Homotarget? Future-target? National-retail-chain target?
Waiting for the first "I was an econ and gender studies major at a top homotarget (think Vassar, Oberlin, Sarah Lawrence)"
do it for your own good, not because what someone else will think. dental issues can cause a host of other issues down the road if its not taken care of early
you are not really going to be "client facing" during your analyst years anyways so who cares
This is better suited for orthodontistoasis.com
Get some braces. Your health is more important than what people may or may not think during an interview.
Also to the British/London stereotypes, would it also be fair to say that if you're loud, brash and drink weak beer then go to a US bank...?
... Haha yeah I'd say that about hits the mark.
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