9/20/2023 Topic: Appearance- hair Forrest Richard

Hmm. This is a bit of a gray area. It may be different in different parts of the world. I would follow the policy at your host business. We go through our hospitals online orientation and employee handbook/expectations each year. The hospital that our program is hosted at has no policy regarding colored hair. So we follow those policies ourselves. We have an intern right now with blue hair. We've even had a career coach with dyed blue hair. Of course these standards may change based on where you live but in our city/state tattoos and colored hair are no longer considered unprofessional. It is certainly a good idea to have a conversation about how these expectations may change in different jobs. Working in a kitchen vs. working in an office is going to have very different appearance standards. So we impress upon our interns the importance learning and following the expectations based on your work environment.

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