Yes, it can. But it depends on which norms the country you works in have and how it's styled.
In my country a guy with a man bun and a short full beard can look as professional as a clean shaven short haired man. As long you're not in the military or working as a chef, both beard and long hair isn't an issue. It's allowed having long hair and some beard in some military and chef jobs too, but in general speaking they've strict standards and sometimes they require shaving. Most jobs are open for different lengths here and my country is known for being modern. Not sure which country you're from, but the US is more conservative norm wise than mine.
If you're going to work in business jobs or typically masculine jobs and wants to have long hair, I would also recommend you growing a short full beard. At least a goatee or a mustache and a beard on the chin if you don't want to grow it full. Man bun looks better when you've a beard because it makes you look more masculine and maturer. Young men with long hair often looks feminine and too young - something that would affect how people perceive you. It's mostly important for a first impression. Extra tall and masculine looking guys can get away with long hair and clean shaven, but most guys won't.
If you can't grow a beard, a short regular haircut is recommended. It makes the masculine features more visible. The best combination is either short hair + clean shaven, short hair + short full beard/stubble and long hair in a man bun + short full beard.
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It really depends on the industry and whether you are trying to get a job with someone else, etc.
In certain industries (banking/financial services, for example), you probably wouldn't find employment easy to get, and customers probably wouldn't be plentiful either. Same thing if you were a doctor or lawyer, though certain types of law practices might give you some leeway.
Like it or not, many professions have a "uniform" in that they have a pretty universal expectation of a person's appearance, and going against that expectation is often going to be a poor business decision, because your potential customers will avoid you in favor of your competitors.
Of course, if you are trying to become a roofer or pipeline worker, you can have face tattoos and still blend right in.
Depends. The guy in the photo looks professional and I also like it when they gel it back and put in in a pony tail. When it's super long like past their shoulders, stringy, undefined textures, all over the place and looks like they didn't really put much effort into making it look neat then it looks unprofessional.
Absolutely! As long as you don't walk in looking like Bradley Cooper, you're good. Just smooth it back, put it in a ponytail, or even wear a neat man bun.
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It's okay in academia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JUN9aDxVmI
www.cornell.edu/video/mathematics-of-juggling
Clearly one can see from my hair length I have no interest in algorithms or juggling 😂any hair that is well-kept looks professional; goes for any type of hair (long, short, curly, dreads, etc)
i fckin love long hair on guys tho 😍 its just such a nut for me lol
reasoning behind that is the default for guys is having short hair, so when they have long hair its like they went the extra mile to look different than most guys and when they achieve at lookin good, 😏 zaayyuuumm it look good 👌🏽I think it's a matter of natural perception more than personal opinion. No one's having secret multi corporate meetings to decide that long hair is unprofessional. Men with long hair are naturally perceived differently than men with short hair. It has nothing to do with your personality or ability, so if someone said "you have long hair, therefore you're unprofessional" I'd probably call bullshit, but I don't think it even comes to that. I think it's more of an unspoken issue, and frankly voicing your displeasure over this won't win you any favors. We had a whole lot of that in the mid-20th century with the hippies and you can see how well that turned out. Actually now that I think about it the hippies probably made the issue worse, rather than better because now if you say you want long hair to be professional you'll get grouped in with a bunch of drugged out lazy crybabies.
God yes. I think long hair is the best. I donβt know why most guys donβt like it;-;
I wouldn't hire anyone with long hair, visible tattoos, or piercings, as someone who had long hair when I started my line of work it makes more customers uncomfortable. You need to be kept neat, presentable, approachable and not distract from the message you need to convey.
Depends on what job, in my profession I don't really like guys with long hair. They annoy me in some ways. As for the people that say long hair it's hot or cute or I don't know what, remember, you ain't gonna date the guy he will work with you or for you.
Depends on the profession. ;-)
For software developers or other creative fields it's certainly possible. In more conservative profession very unlikely.I had long hair until I was 27 and I was at High responsability jobs at this time. If you're clean and wash them well, there is no issue with this.
After an average 5 minutes professionnal conversation with me, people stop to mind my hair and seriously listened what I was talking about.
Be professionnal and cut your hair only if YOU decide to!!!So a skilled man with short hair is better than a skilled man with long hair? Hair didn't earn a degree, the individual did.
I believed they can look professional with long hair as well. Tbh, I think guys look cool with long hair
My supervisor has long hair. It is groomed and put in a man bun. Its not how long it is but how well you maintain it that define it as 'professional'
Yes, if well groomed it can look professional just as much as any other. I don't know why people say otherwise.
Professional? I don't know.
Attractive? Definitely yes.My curly hair is the longest it's ever been but I'm still not sure i'd be able to take your image seriously. Your hair seems OK though.
It can be. I think there are a few hairstyles that look neat and tidy, but the guy in the picture, on looks alone, could use some help getting a more tidy look.
I believe that to look professional with long hair it can't have too much volume or craziness, right.
Like if you're gonna rock a tight fitting classy looking suit you can't have a lion mane on your head or else you'll look like a walking mushroomI had very long hair for a long time and it never once stopped me from landing really good high paying jobs. It is not so much the hair but how you wear it.
I hardly can as most guys don't put much effort doing their hair on daily basis like most girls.
If well maintained then yes specially in some fields like fashion, Customer Service oriented jobsIf long hair on men couldn't be "professional" that would mean ~95% of women are incapable of being "professional". No company could make that assertion without getting raked over the coals.
Not the most formal but it should be a problem, a well maintained long hair is better than a dirty short hair. And if you do a little ponytail then it shouldn't even be a problem at all
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