| Your
Image - Marketing The Brand Called YOU!
Making a powerful first and lasting impression
on decision makers.
We have all heard or used
the phrase “Dress for Success”. It
is perhaps an over used adage but the truth of
the matter is that is a true statement. If you
are in the job seeking market, you are marketing
the brand called “You”, and how that
brand is packaged and presented will and can determine
whether you get the job or is ever considered.
This article provides advice and tips to both
men and women on dressing for success and making
the right first impression.
What
to Wear for a Career Fair & Interview
Three
Words! Professional. Simple. Comfortable.
These are three words that will help you put together
any outfit for a career fair. Professional attire
is always an essential part of the interviewing
process. Career fairs are great for networking
so it is especially important that every student
present a professional manner. Lately, with emphasis
on business casual as the norm, it has been hard
to decipher what exactly is professional attire.
This article provides both men and women advice
on what to wear to make the right impression at
a career fair and on the interview.
| Dress
for Success Articles & Advice |
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When
Job Hunting: Dress for Success
From
Quinessential Careers
In job-hunting, first impressions
are critical. Remember, you are marketing
a product -- yourself -- to a potential
employer, and the first thing the
employer sees when greeting you is
your attire. This article from Quinessential
Careers discusses dressing for success
in your job search. |
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Dress
for Success for Men
From
Quinessential Careers
Advice on dressing for success for
men from Quinessential Careers. Site
provides advice tips and pictures. |
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Dress
for Success for Women
From
Quinessential Careers
Advice on dressing
for success for women from Quinessential
Careers. Site
provides advice tips and pictures.
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Dress
for Success: A Guide
From
Washington State University
Site was developed by the Apparel,
Merchandising and Textiles and Career
Services departments of Washington
State University. The research component
of this site is a result of Erin Ward's
Master's Thesis, entitled, "Perceptions
of Professional Dress: A comparison
of recruiters’ and students’
perceptions of interview dress."
ARAMARK is active in sponsoring the
yearly Dress to Impress Exhibition
and Etiquette dinner, in coordination
with Career Services.
Site provides advice tips and pictures.
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Dress
for Success
From
Worktree
Its true - You Are What You Wear!
Especially when it comes to the job
interview. Article from Worktree on
dressing for success. |
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Dress
for Success in Interviews
From
Randolph-Macon College
A very important part of the
interviewing process is how you dress.
You should always plan in advance
how you will dress for the interview.
It is important that you dress well
and (usually) conservatively as it
shows respect and professionalism.
Professional clothes make the best
impression and good hygiene is essential.
Everything in your interview outfit
should be neat, clean, pressed and
coordinated. Article from the Career
Center at Randolph-Macon College provides
advice tips and pictures. |
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Dress
for Success: Straight from the Recruiters
From
Middlebury College
Article reprinted from the National
Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE) provides advice straight from
the recruiters. |
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Impress
Hiring Managers With Executive Presence
From
Career Journal
Article discusses the six elements
I see that separate job candidates with
a winning presence from those who don't
make a strong initial impression. |
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Dressing
for Success
From
Roosevelt University
The impression you make begins
the moment you arrive at the interview
site, so it is important to look both
neat and professional at all times.
This article provides advice and tips
on dressing for success. |
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Body
Art Gains Acceptance in Once Staid Workplaces
From
Career Journal
With the popularity of tatoo's
and other body art this article discusses
how some corporate and work environments
have become more accepting. |
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| Inspiration
for You |
"Total
self-esteem requires total and unconditional
acceptance of yourself. You are a unique
and worthy individual, regardless of your
mistakes, defeats and failures, despite
what others may think, say or feel about
you or your behavior. If you truly accept
and love yourself, you won't have a driving
need for attention and approval. Self-esteem
is a genuine love of self. Stop all adverse
value judging of yourself. Stop accepting
the adverse value judgments of others.
Purge yourself of all condemnation, shame,
blame, guilt & remorse."
--
Unknown
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If
money is your hope for independence you
will never have it. The only real security
that a man will have in this world is
a reserve of knowledge, experience, and
ability.
--
Henry Ford
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Every
day I get up and look through the Forbes
list of the richest people in America.
If I'm not there, I go to work.
--
Robert Orben
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"The
man who does not work for the love of work
but only for money is not likely to make
money nor find much fun in life."
- Charles Schwab, American financial analyst |
"Every
morning you are handed 24 golden hours.
They are one of the few things in this world
that you get free of charge. If you had
all the money in the world, you couldn't
buy an extra hour. What will you do with
this priceless treasure? Remember, you must
use it, as it is given only once. Once wasted
you cannot get it back."
-
Unknown |
"Until
you value yourself, you won't value your
time. Until you value your time, you will
not do anything with it. Or something.
-M
Scott Peck |
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