| Picture this: You are tasked with interviewing | | | | must determine what is appropriate to wear to the |
| candidates for work in a food manufacturing facility. | | | | interview. Clothing that works well for the beach, yard |
| The job requires maintaining high sanitation standards, | | | | work, dance club, exercise session, and sporting event |
| meaning that hairnets and beard restraints, coupled | | | | may not be appropriate for a professional appearance |
| with long sleeve shirts and long pants must be worn in | | | | at work. |
| a wet, hot, work environment. The first job candidate | | | | Clothing that reveals too much cleavage, back, chest, |
| for you to interview walks through the door wearing a | | | | feet, stomach or underwear is not appropriate for |
| gold chain, cut-off shorts and sandals. He is not | | | | most places of business, even in business casual |
| wearing a shirt, and is sporting a mane of un-combed | | | | settings. Additionally, clothing should be pressed and |
| shoulder length hair. On the strength of the information | | | | never wrinkled, and is generally unacceptable if torn, |
| alone in this true story, should he get the job? | | | | dirty, or frayed. Clothing having words or pictures that |
| You’re Selling Yourself | | | | may be offensive is unacceptable, but clothing with |
| When preparing for a job interview, whether with one | | | | fashion brand names conservatively displayed (e.g., |
| person or an entire team of people, it is important to | | | | Dockers, Izod, etc.), is usually okay. |
| remember you are representing a salable product: | | | | Proper dress for an interview in a business casual |
| YOU. The way in which you walk, speak and appear | | | | environment does not necessarily mean wearing a suit |
| makes an impression. | | | | and tie. Even if the interviewer is sitting there in a t-shirt |
| Much has been said about the importance of personal | | | | and jeans with big holes in the knees, it is best practice |
| appearance by job candidates when going to job | | | | for you to present a clean, neat appearance, and be |
| interviews, yet examples abound every day of people | | | | dressed to a higher standard than the workplace/job |
| getting it wrong. Here are a few things to remember | | | | requires. Candidates are never down-rated for |
| when heading out the door to that hard-won interview. | | | | dressing too well, but frequently are for not looking the |
| I used to know managers who said they decided on a | | | | part. |
| job candidate at the handshake. Studies show this is | | | | Make a Good Impression |
| quite common. In that brief moment, it is not what you | | | | Please remember to take a good look at yourself |
| say that may matter most to them, but what your | | | | through the eyes of an interviewer before going to |
| appearance says about you. | | | | that interview, take steps to dress appropriately, and |
| Tips: | | | | work hard at closing the "sale." Oh, what happened |
| Candidates interviewing with organizations having | | | | with the candidate mentioned at the beginning of this |
| casual work environments are especially prone to | | | | article? He was not considered a good job fit and did |
| error in knowing how to dress. Because all not casual | | | | not get the job. |
| clothing is suitable for every work environment, you | | | | |