An Interesting Letter

Dear Graduands and Alumni,
*Especially* to those who are still looking for jobs;

This email may be important to you, please read on this letter written to (*UNIVERSITY*) by a "Group Manager from a chain of companies".

(P.S : The name of the University have been changed/sensored out to protect the people involved)

Although his comments might not be true about the majority of you, but would definitely jeopardise career opportunity of a lot of graduates.

THE LETTER :

"I am writing to you in response to the several interview I conducted with
your former students for various position within our group of companies. I
have never come across such interesting grooming that set a very bad first
impression to the interviewers. I wonder if you have any specific guidelines
on student attire during interview as well as in your campus? I am sorry to
have questioned both of you on this matter but let me relate my wonderful
and eye washing experience with you.

We have received 18 applications from your former students for an interview
and eight of them came for the interview from last week until yesterday but
all of them have been rejected in the first 15 minutes. They do not know
what and how to wear in showing respect to the interviewers. Among some of
the fashion fauxpas includes blonde or colourful hairs, short sleeves or
raised collar shirt, messy jeans, ¾ pants, slippers/sandals, chunky
necklaces and bracelets. One of them even came for the interview as though
she is going clubbing. This is office work and in executive position. How
can they wear like these to an interview?

I further went to your campus this morning to personally look at
your students attire and I got a shock of my life. Your students did wore
singlet, ¾ pants, sandals and messy jeans to class. When I approached few of
your students, they simply said its allowable in the campus. In fact, one of
them said the lecturers like it so much?

May I advise you that students MUST respect the University, the lecturers
and other co-students by wearing appropriate attire in the campus at all
times. We cannot allow students who bore part of their flesh and body hairs
in the campus.

What had becoming to this generation?

Student's Attitude and behaviour?

Where are their discipline?

Being an educator, shouldn't it be our responsibility to ensure student's characteristics are well formed here?

I sincerely hope (*University*) can look into this matter seriously and come out with
a more stringent guideline with regards to student attire. Obviously, we
want to avoid any possible incidence that could have happened as a result of
baring too much of our flesh in the campus. I understand that (*UNIVERSITY*) students
are very much sought after in the labour market but this record can become
history if the newest generation continues to wear inappropriately in the
campus and carry the same mindset when they look for jobs in the market.

For your information, after such incidence, we have decided not to proceed
with interviewing the balance ten applicants. (*UNIVERSITY*) students may be good
academically but it?s their character and well being that counts during the
first interview."

Last but not least, some advice from (*UNIVERSITY*): You can be as fashionable as you wish during social interactions, but for formal occassions, especiaoly like attending interviews, it would be advantageous to be vigilant about your attire, gesture and hair style, ie. formal office attire is preferred.

Ain't this article sound so familiar to some of you out there?!?

Oh well,I do hope that none of you did so during your first interview!! To all my friends out there who is still looking for a job; ALL THE BEST for your INTERVIEW and do take some interesting advice from the letter above!! *winks*