Dress for the Job

Learning Objectives 1. Describe what it means to “dress for the job.” 2. Itemize why dressing for the job is important. 3. Prescribe appropriate apparel for various occupations.

Terms to Know ApparelDoffFamily-friendly Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Battle dress uniform Don Full-dress uniform Phenotype Carriage Dress for Success GroomedToque Class A uniformFacial hairHalitosisUniform

Dress for the Job “Dressing for the job” involves your total appearance: ◦ Clothing/apparel ◦ Hair and facial hair ◦ Skin ◦ Fragrances ◦ Jewelry ◦ Identification ◦ Carriage ◦ Phenotype ◦ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ◦ Breath odor (halitosis) for those who have close contact with clients

Dress for the Job Defining your Appearance: ◦ Apparel: aprons, caps/hats, uniforms ◦ Hair: length, color, style ◦ Facial hair: whiskers, beard, mustache, long side burns, goatee, Vandyke ◦ Skin: cleanliness, make-up, exposed skin, tattoos

Dress for the Job Defining your Appearance (cont’d): ◦ Fragrances: perfumes or after-shave lotions ◦ Jewelry: rings, watches, earrings, piercings ◦ Identification: photo ID cards visibly worn around the neck or clipped to clothing ◦ Carriage: how one moves and walks  Manner of holding and moving head and body, especially in posture

Dress for the Job Defining your Appearance (cont’d): ◦ Phenotype: the visible properties of an organism that are produced by the interaction of genotype and the environment, such as weight ◦ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): helps prevent injuries on the job  Ex. Safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hats

Dress for the Job

Appropriate Dress Dressing appropriately assists with: ◦ Image, which projects the intended values of a profession or employer  Ex. Professional, friendly, approachable, caring, family- friendly ◦ Function, which involves doing job tasks ◦ Sanitation, which relates to reducing disease- causing organisms

Appropriate Dress Dressing appropriately assists with (cont’d): ◦ The health and safety of the customer, which is necessary to reduce accidental injury or harm ◦ The health of the worker, which involves protecting his or her physical, mental and psychological health and well-being

Appropriate Dress Dressing appropriately assists with (cont’d): ◦ The safety of the worker, which involves protecting him or her from physical injury

Appropriate Dress

Career-specific Dress Food Service Work ◦ Don (put on) clean work clothes/chef jacket/toque (a white hat worn by chefs; the hat is open at the top to allow body heat to escape). ◦ Use hair restraints to keep hair from contaminating food. ◦ Remove all jewelry. ◦ Doff (take off) dirty clothes.

Career-specific Dress Human Growth and Development (Child Care) Worker ◦ Wear clean and soft clothing. ◦ Avoid having facial hair. ◦ Avoid jewelry. ◦ Wear a smile and appear happy.

Career-specific Dress Lodging/Hotel/Motel Worker ◦ Don a clean uniform at the beginning of each work shift. ◦ Use latex gloves to protect against infections and harsh cleaning chemicals. ◦ Don a chemical-resistant apron/smock.

Career-specific Dress Fashion Model ◦ Needs to be glamorous and well groomed (the process of making yourself neat and attractive) ◦ Maintain the desired phenotype  Weight and body configuration

Career-specific Dress Fashion Model (cont’d) ◦ Apply natural-looking make- up. ◦ Maintain a desired hair style. ◦ Enact the correct carriage.  Especially pertinent to a fashion model walking down the runway

Career-specific Dress Sales Person ◦ Dress is referred to colloquially as the “uniform”…differences for men and women. ◦ Present a stylish haircut. ◦ Wear only closely-trimmed whiskers, if any (men). ◦ Wear natural-looking make-up (women). ◦ Use a light fragrance. ◦ Maintain a physically trim appearance.

Career-specific Dress Sales Person (cont’d) ◦ Show as little skin as possible (men even less than women).  Long-sleeved dress shirt buttoned at the wrists with necktie correctly knotted (men)  White undershirt (men)  Pants suit (women)  Hose with dress shoes (women)  Long slacks/trousers (men)  Black socks with dress shoes (men)  Sparse jewelry

Career-specific Dress Theme-park Employee ◦ Family-friendly experiences are expected.  A visit causing families to feel free and happy ◦ Next to the military, theme parks may have the most stringent dress code for employees.  Designated apparel or apparel deemed acceptable/appropriate for a given position

Career-specific Dress Professional ◦ Dress for Success (  Web site that describes current fashion for men and women in business

Career-specific Dress Military ◦ Uniform: clothing worn by everyone in the organization ◦ Full-dress uniforms: uniforms for formal occasions ◦ Class A uniforms: uniforms for work or daily use in non-combat situations

Career-specific Dress Military (cont’d) ◦ Battle dress uniforms: uniforms for work or daily use  Often specialized (ex. Jungle, woodland, desert, winter, Level A chemical protection) ◦ Specialized uniforms exist  Ex. Flight suit

Career-specific Dress Miscellaneous Positions ◦ How do I dress for the job?  Learn through on-the-job-training (OJT).  Employers inform you during an interview or upon reporting for work. ◦ Who pays for specialized apparel?  When it is employer-directed or necessary PPE, the employer pays.

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