Yowsa, another Pay Per Post post.

Whiskers, you either hate ‘em or you hate ‘em.

I hate ‘em. But not so much that I can grow a beard. Because I have sparse whiskers. And some are red and some are brown and some are gray.

And I may need to do real work someday and HR pros don’t like whiskers!

- Results from a recent survey of more than 500 HR professionals – commissioned by Gillette(R) [PG] and conducted by Harris Interactive(R) – indicate that 84% of HR professionals agree that well-groomed employees climb the corporate ladder faster than those who are not well-groomed.

- When it comes to first impressions, ninety percent of HR professionals place more importance on being well-groomed than even a firm handshake.

Gillette Career Advantage hired a job guy, Mark Jeffries, and a GQ style guy, Brett Fahlgren to add their two cents to the survey and help the jobless with facial hair have the guts to get rid of it.

Gillette Resource Center is another resource for guys just getting along by a whisker – or the hair on their chinny-chin-chins.

Gillette Career Advantage on Gillette.com (www.Gillette.com/CareerAdvantage) will give guys looking for jobs advice on how to get a job in a hairy job market.

On the website, job-seekers and professionals looking to get ahead can review expert advice; take the Gillette Career Quiz and read through the Hire Guide to see what HR professionals really think. Visit  to benefit from the tools, information and advice needed to rise above the competition in today’s market.

- For information about Gillette products or to review survey findings and obtain advice from grooming and career experts, visit www.gilletteresourcecenter.com.

And for you women with hairy pits and legs, sorry, maybe Gillette will help you out next time around.