ZACH, THE HAIR ISN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL. WHEN YOU GET AN APPLICATION, DO YOU TAKE IT HOME TO FILL OUT, OR DO YOU DO IT THERE? YOU NEED TO DO IT ON-SITE AND GIVE IT TO THE MANAGER PERSONALLY. GET HIS/HER NAME, THEN CALL THEM THE NEXT DAY. BE POLITE WHEN YOU MEET THE MANAGER, AND USE A FIRM HANDSHAKE WHEN YOU GREET THEM. THAT LIMP-WRISTED CRAP PISSES ME OFF. AND NEVER EVER SAY "THANKS DUDE" WHEN YOU GET DONE.
IT MAY SOUND LIKE WE ARE BEING HARD ON YOU, BUT IT IS TOUGH OUT THERE WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING A JOB RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE TO SET YOURSELF APART AND GIVE THEM A REASON TO HIRE YOU. ANSWER EVERY QUESTION WITH "I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES".
IF YOU DON'T CUT YOUR HAIR, AT LEAST PULL IT BACK IN A PONYTAIL WHEN YOU GO TO THESE PLACES.
AND ALWAYS, ALWAYS SAY "THANK YOU SIR/MAAM" EVEN IF THEY CALL YOU A LITTLE HIPPIE FREAK