You can get a job!

I’ve been accused of giving out simple, obvious information on this blog. Well, guess what? Here’s more simple and obvious information that several of my applicants this year have not understood or thought about:

If you smoke, you are making a bad first and lasting impression on the employer. You are hurting your chances in the interview process.

I am not being mean here, I am being honest. If you are a smoker, your jackets and clothing emit a terrible sour smell of smoke that turns people off! I had a guy come in today and I had to hurry the interview because of the smoke smell coming off of him. Sadly, he seemed to have a good resume and decent communication skills, but my only thought was, “If this smell is bothering me this badly, how will potential clients react during a sales call?”

If you are a smoker, you should be sure that on the day of your interview you do the following things:

Wash all of your clothes and outerwear in the morning, and don’t smoke inside your house.

Take a shower prior to the interview and don’t smoke anymore until after.

DO NOT smoke in your car on the way to the interview.

Do not light up afterwards until you are a mile away from the interview spot.

I shouldn’t need to tell people these things, but it happens way too often. Remember, you are trying to get a job by marketing yourself. Marketing yourself is like marketing a house for sale.

Bad smell in house means: NO SALE

Bad smell on interview day means: NO JOB

It’s that simple, any questions?