Agree with all the above......and more....
I have long hair, I have knots in the back, have a scruffy goatee, I have a scruffy appearance, having said that---I already have a job, and 90% of the time I am doing fire with people who look like me.
I recently started working in the "corporate field" also. I had to buy nice shoes and pants etc. So far my hair stays, but not for long I suspect.
On a more important note, you may wish to learn the difference between the following:
Know & No
Deadlocks & Dreadlocks
There & Their...This may help: