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Wearing Your Natural Hair in the Workplace and to Job Interviews

1BlessedNatural: Wearing Your Natural Hair in the Workplace and to Job Interviews (photo courtesy of Flickr- (cropped) HelenSTB CC by-SA 2.0 license) Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals, In a previous article, many of you discussed whether your natural hair should be straightened for a job interview. At the time the article was written, I'd just done my big chop a few months prior, and I was curious to see how many people would rock an afro to a job interview. Now that my natural hair is long enough to do other styles, I have been able to better test the idea of natural hair in the workplace and on job interviews. For me, the answer is no! You do not have to straighten your hair for a job interview. For the last 5 years, I 've worked in school administration, and I'm happy to say that I've been able to wear my hair in any style I prefer, as long as it's neat. I've worn puffs, afros, cornrows, flat twists, etc. My workplace styles include most of...