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10. Hair
Fri Jun 28, 2013, 02:20 AM
Jun 2013

From my early 40's, when some unattractive gray started appearing, to the present, I've colored my hair.

While some gray or white hair is very attractive, I felt mine didn't look good with my coloring.
I was reentering the job marketplace after years of raising my family and obtaining a master's degree.

I knew that not only would I be competing for a position against women (mostly) many years my junior, but often the persons doing the interviewing would also be much younger than I. To someone in their 20's or 30's, an older person can fit many of their stereotypes - set in their ways, not as energetic, etc.

Just a thought. I feel hair coloring worked for me.

Good luck.

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