In a country with a rich dialect like China, Mandarin accent is indeed widespread, but whether the accent affects the professional image needs to be comprehensively analyzed in combination with specific situations. The following points can help to look at this issue more objectively： 1. **Changes in social cognition**： -In recent years, the public's tolerance for language diversity has increased significantly, especially among young groups. Mandarin with a slight accent is often regarded as a manifestation of regional cultural characteristics. -However, in areas where language norms are extremely demanding such as law and broadcasting, standard Mandarin is still a necessary professional quality. 2. **Multi-dimensional composition of professionalism**： Studies have shown that in the professional image of the workplace, substantive factors such as content quality (55%) and logical structure (30%) account for a much higher proportion than voice characteristics (15%). Typical cases such as： -The CTO of a technology company has a southern Fujian accent, but he is still respected by the team for his technical authority -Many Chinese scholars at international conferences used accent English to report cutting-edge research, which did not affect academic evaluation. 3. **Contextualized response suggestions**： -Positions such as government window/customer service: it is indeed necessary to pass the Putonghua proficiency test (Level 2A and above) -Creative industry/technical positions: can focus on content quality and moderately retain personal characteristics -International exchange occasions: clear logical expression is more important than pure pronunciation 4. **Improve the balance with acceptance**： -It is recommended to practice targeted Mandarin follow-up reading 3-4 times a week (news broadcast recording is appropriate) - At the same time, it should be recognized that the IBM 2022 Global Workplace Report shows that 78% of HR managers believe that reasonable accents do not affect talent evaluation. The final suggestion is to use improving the level of Putonghua as a career development tool rather than a psychological burden. Under the premise of ensuring communication effectiveness, moderate accent characteristics can become an organic part of personal characteristics. The establishment of professional authority depends more on core elements such as knowledge reserve, work results and communication skills.