Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

That's a bit harsh! I think she looks ok, but potential employers may be put off and make a judgement before she has even opened her mouth.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Link In my opinion, if you make a negative first impression (visual or otherwise), you will have to spend the rest of the interview trying to fix that - why put yourself at an initial disadvantage needlessly?

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Because the need to express herself far outweighs the practicalities of getting a job .I bet she is a miz aswell ;)

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Does that mean if you're ugly you'll be spending the rest of the interview fixing it?

I would say it's all depending on what job she or anyone is after really. not all jobs mean having to have an interview, do they?

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

With so many people after jobs nowadays I think you will find that everyone now has to be interviewed before being offered a job as they want the most suitable person.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

There is no way of knowing how the complete interview went and the previous meetings went. I wonder if he was giving plain, blunt advice.
Would I, as a prospective employer, pick her out because of her looks? Nope. How much of a statement does she need to make?
Does she have other qualities that an employer requires?
She's not really redeeming herself to the fierce competition of the job market.
I think that it's difficult to give advice to people on how to make themselves employable, sometimes, seeing as they couldn't do it for themsalves.
Tact goes a long way: and back to my first sentence.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

But aren't we discriminating? or on the border of it?

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

The aspects of your appearance that you can choose to modify, can be seen to give an indication of your attitude and therefore your suitability to a job.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

No - it's not about attractiveness or otherwise (most people aren't so shallow), it's about looking as if you want the job, and are willing to make an effort to fit in (as nomadking says above)

Most jobs now have an interview, at least at the final stage.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

But what if you had a mohican, a pierced tongue, dreadlocks, face that looked like you put the make up on with a trowel?

could we get to the stage where the unemployed get told how they have to look if they want benefits?

that would be funny though. all the unemployed going to sign on in suits and wearing acceptable footwear.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

What you can do if you have face studs, is remove them for interviews, and use a wax filler.

One thing any employer will look at is "will this person fit in?" You wouldn't employ a Chelsea fan if all you works supported Millwall

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Interesting. goes with my previous post.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Not sure what you mean - in most jobs, you will be part of a team, so fitting in is quite important; this doesn't mean, however, that employers are looking for identikit clones - they are (usually) looking for individuals who can also be part of a team.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Those look would unlikely get a job dealing with the public, and most campanies have dress codes.

Re: Jobcentre told woman to put bag over head.
 

Not necessarily in all cases. she might just want to be a cleaner or something.

does anyone know what work she's looking for?