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Comment by Dorothy on August 11, 2016 at 9:31am

Whether you wear your wig or not your hair is not part of your job skill, if during an interview they ask you because you decide to not wear your wig then address your alopecia.  Otherwise why do you need to?  Me, I would never be seen without my wig, but that is me, I am never going to be comfortable without it, but that is me and my comfort level.  I always wore my wig to work and only told those co-workers I wanted to know, as for the rest it was none of their business.  If you choose to not wear a wig, be prepared for questions.

Comment by andrea t on August 11, 2016 at 9:27am

Pamela won't leave her house without a wig but that doesn't mean it's the way to go. Each of us deals with our challenge differently. Being comfortable w/your choice is the most important ingredient. People will accept you if you accept yourself. Personally, I feel it's ok to casually mention your alopecia (what you call the elephant in the room) if the moment seems appropriate and right, but never in an apologetic way. Most importantly, as others have said, if you value yourself and have confidence, that will come across. Good luck w/your job search!

Comment by Pamela on August 11, 2016 at 8:33am

I would never go out my door without my wig.  Get one and wear it.  This is something you can keep to yourself. Unlike the other examples given.

I also had my eyebrows tattooed along with eyeliner.  I would not do that again.  Excruciating

pain. 

Comment by RadianceCosmedicCentre on August 11, 2016 at 2:42am

I think you should focus on your interview.

Comment by BrianH1972 on August 11, 2016 at 1:31am

I think the best thing you could do, like everyone who interviews, is be confident, be yourself and sell your assets. Your hair is no more an elephant in the room than is someone else's weight, someones else's height, someone else's speech problem, someone else lack of experience or inability to answer the questions. If you let your alopecia get in your head you will not get the job. But, if that happens it won't be that you didn't get the job because of your lack of hair it will be because your lack of hair caused you to interview poorly.

All we can do is be ourselves. I am 43 and I started losing my hair from male pattern baldness big time in my early 30s. I started shaving it years ago. Now I am getting AU and I am self conscious about my eyebrows.

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