"Having a beard says 'I work in advertising, I'm creative and I've got more important things on my mind than shaving'," says Campaign's editor, Claire Beale.

Personally, I don't think having a beard versus not having a beard is as simple as black versus white. There are many grays. Without getting too distracted with my own classification I have a beard and I work in advertising. I'm creative and I've got more important things on my mind than shaving. So, if I ever bumped into Claire Beale I guess small-talk wouldn't be required!

Read the original article, How to get ahead in advertising, here.