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Tips - Dress for Success
by Fran Watson |
You
have heard the phrase, “Dress for Success.” This
is very important in your job search. First
impressions can make or break an interview, so
presenting a Tailored Image is a good first step to
Promoting Success in your job search.
Employers can tell horror stories about people who
show up on their doorstep looking for work with:
torn jeans, t-shirts with offensive sayings, dirty
fingernails, uncombed hair, curlers in their hair,
and poor attitudes. While you have the right to
dress the way you want on your own time, it is
important that you dress the way an employer wants
if you expect to be considered for a job. (This may
also mean removing studs or getting a hair cut.)
When you are dropping off resumes, dress as if you
were going to be interviewed, because you might
happen to be in the right place at the right time
and have the opportunity to speak to the employer or
manager right away.
Many businesses have now adopted a more casual dress
code, but it’s a good idea to take some time
before your interview to check out how the other
employees are dressed. A good rule of thumb is to
dress a little better for the interview than you
would expect to dress on a daily basis. Dress above
the position you want when to make a good first
impression.
It is not necessary to have a big budget to present
a tailored image. All it takes is time, careful
shopping and a little ingenuity.
www.franwatson.ca
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| About
the Author |
Working
as a Career/Employment Counsellor for the past 14
years, she is also a Workshop Developer/Facilitator,
a member of Toastmasters International, a former
member of Canadian Association for Professional
Speakers where she received the President’s Award
in 2002, a graduate of Waterloo University in 2000
(after 13 years of distance education while raising
4 children as a single parent), and is currently
completing courses for her Teaching Adults
Certificate.
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