I'm 36, and a division controller for a major electronics company and I think your idea is not a very well thought out one.
I have hired quite a few people in my life, and neither high GPAs nor high Norwood numbers factor into my hiring criteria at all.
When you go into your interview, you are going to be interrogated by someone like me, so let me tell you what I am looking for. I want someone who:
1) Shows some intelligence. No, not 'book smarts' nor a high GPA, but someone who shows some creativity and the ability for independent thinking. I don't want someone who is brilliant from a textbook perspective, but are mental mushrooms when it comes to addressing issues on the fly where there is no precedent. I want someone with reasoning skills, who can be dropped into a completely new situation where there are no clear 'right' answers and rationally make decisions. I don't care if your decision is wrong, that sh*t happens, as long as you can talk to me afterwards and explain the rationale as to why you made that decision. I can accept that. Actually, I can not only accept that, I want you to work for me. The problem with the 'textbook smarts' people is that they don't know how to handle situations that the 'textbooks' don't address. So, they don't make any decisions at all, or make poor instinctual decisions based on arrogance. I want someone to sit in front of me and say, this is the situation I faced, because of this, I took action A. Action A did this, and the situation changed in such and such way, so I took action B.
Regardless of the success or failure of those actions, the person who can sit down with me and explain their actions in this way is an IDEAL employee. I mean, at least this person is THINKING! I am telling you, I have dealt with people with amazing GPAs from Ivy League schools, and amazing heads of hair, but THEY CAN'T THINK! All they can do is recite their f*****g Harvard Review case studies, which do me NO GOOD! All I f*****g want is someone who can THINK, on their feet, make rational decisions, and stand behind them based on the reasoning they made. It is not a very tall order. I just want people who use their heads.
2) Be an able communicator. Again, I have met Ivy League brass who are useless because they can't communicate in a clear and concise way. I want people who can speak their minds, and can communicate their thoughts. One bit of advice, shyness is a killer. Overcome it. If you are not a good speaker, you MUST get yourselves to a local Toastmasters meeting and get good at it. Communication is everything. Shyness will ruin you. You have to be able to hold a conversation.
3) Show some EAGERNESS for the job. During the interview stage, this criteria is what brings the initial 40 candidates down to a final pool of 5. The other 35 who don't make the cut don't show any enthusiasm for the job they are hiring for. When you walk into your interview, be excited at the possibility to work for your interviewer! Do research on the company, say things like "I read about xxxxx project your firm is working on, and I cannot WAIT to get involved in doing work like that!" Or, "from what you have told me about this position, I would be excited at the chance to sink my teeth into it". You get the picture. Believe me, if you get 3 or 4 phrases like this into an interview, your interviewers will be ejaculating in their underwear if they are men, or if they are women, the'll be wringing out their panties in the sink.
4) As a manager, I have a limited budget, and I am f*****g stressed. I would love to hire 5 people, but the boss is only giving me one additional head this year. So, I don't give a flying rats *** how good your hair looks, I want someone who is going to make my life easier. If you are good at what you do, can communicate it, and contribute in such a way as to take a little stress off of my plate, then you are in. Don't go into the interview thinking that your interviewer wants to hire someone so they can look at your nice hair all day long. Go in thinking of how you, if hired, can make their life easier.
Good luck, and go get 'em, Tiger!
Lastly, and this is a tip for you... when interviewing, take a look around the office. Examine the work environment, do the workers look like they are enjoying themselves, or do they look miserable? Remember, an interview is not only for them to learn about you, but for you to determine if this place is worthy of your presence. If in the course of being walked from room to room you see something in the office that looks interesting, bizarre, curious, then ask your escort or interviewer about it. They will be intrigued by your curiousity, it shows someone who is OBSERVANT and who is THINKING. Good traits to display.
Someone who shows up in a hairpiece, and then shows up to work with norwood is someone displaying some very bad traits. Someone who is sneaky, dishonest, and your credibility will drop ten notches on day one.
(doubt that haha, but still, you get my point)
