Nine appearance mistakes that are holding you back at work

More than 2000 human resource managers across the U.S participated in a CareerBuilder survey and cited these nine(superficial) factors as things that would dissuade them from promoting an employee.

- 44% were less likely to promote an employee who wore provocative clothing to work.

- 43% were less likely to promote an employee who wore wrinkled clothes.

- 32% were less likely to promote an employee with nontraditional piercings.

- 27% were less likely to promote an employee who dressed too casual for the workplace.

- 27% were less likely to promote an employee with visible tatoos.

- 25% were less likely to promote an employee with an unprofessional hairstyle.

- 24% were less likely to promote an employee with constant bad breath.

- 21% were less likely to promote an employee who wore too much perfume or cologne.

- 15% were less likely to promote an employee who wore too much makeup.

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In an ideal world, we would be judged by the work we do. Unfortunately, professional success often goes beyond an individual's work ethic and performance; there are lesser known factors that play a role in an employer's decision to offer a promotion.

According to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder, there are nine (superficial) factors that may be preventing you from getting that deserved promotion.