What are the best tips for men when it comes to dressing for an interview or any important business occasion? Here is a summary:
1. Dress appropriately for your industry. This may mean pressed khaki pants and an Oxford button-down shirt if you’re applying for a customer service position. Or wool gabardine pants, fine shirt, and coordinated sports jacket for a non-financial sales job on the road. A dark suit, white shirt, and conservative (not whimsical) tie will work for most “white collar” positions, especially those in the legal or financial field. Ultimately, for the senior executive, it’s all about the details; best fit, best fabric, best grooming, accessories and shoes.
two. Dress appropriately for your body. This means wearing clothes that fit well, and you should look twice! Do the cuffs of the shirt show a little under the jacket? Do your pants bunch up or “break” over your shoe? Does your suit get tight or pull somewhere? Does it follow the natural line of your shoulder? Also, do you use colors that harmonize with your own natural color? Using colors that “fit” you makes you look alive and vibrant; others can make you look tired and tired. Get a color consultation to find out what effect it has on your skin tone.
3. show respect for yourself. Secure the details; your shirt should be fresh from the dry cleaners, crisp and ironed. His suit has been closely inspected for stains and definitely for stray hairs, his, female, or feline. Dare I mention dandruff? In that area, your hair has either been recently cut or at least a neck-cleaning has been removed from the nape of your neck. Your shoes are polished. The nails are clean. Glasses are washed, teeth are brushed, breath mint is inserted. DO NOT smoke before the meeting.
Four. Meet and exceed emotional expectations. of your interviewer, client or superior. What does that mean? Well, think about who they are, what they value, what they look for in you. Do you want someone powerful to step in as Master and Commander? Do they want someone who is approachable and makes easy connections with their customers? Each type and all the variables in between can be influenced by the colors you choose, the pattern lines you choose, and the formality of the garments you select. And that’s what a personal analysis teaches you to do: create visual credentials to reach your goals.
5. Makes a great first impression. Arrive early, cell phones off, wait patiently, do not talk to the receptionist. Greet the interviewer by standing up and approaching with a brisk walk, a relatively firm handshake (yes, for women too), and MAINTAIN eye contact as she greets you.
6. Show confidence. No matter who you’re talking to, whether it’s a client, a superior, or an interviewer, they all want to know that you can do the job at hand. And since YOU know you can, feel free to express it with your relaxed and confident tone of voice, body language, and thoughtful responses to questions. Fake it until you make it baby!
7. attractive look. I don’t mean “pretty” – look and act like someone the other person can connect with personally, like someone they’d like to get to know better. Look like you want to be there, be enthusiastic, smile! Try and steer the conversation to safe personal topics of family, pets, vacations, sports, anything to make an interpersonal connection. People buy (products, services or concepts) from those they know and trust; communicate warmly as if you were JUST that person, and the contract or job will go on!
Surprised that only half of these tips are related to “clothes”? This is because so much of the impressions we give to other people come from ALL of our visual cues: body language, gestures, tone of voice, it all connects to the color of our clothing, the fit and choices of clothing. style. For maximum impact, combine all of these elements and you’ll be miles ahead of the rest!
