1. From Head to Toe
Dressing for Success

2. Why is YOUR APPEARANCE important at work?
Sends a powerful message about who you are to others.
Depending on how you appear, they will make either a positive or negative judgement.
FACT: Your appearance is linked to your success
at work.

3. What is the benefit of being perceived as a PROFESSIONAL at work?
Those that are perceived as professional employees are:
Respected by others
Much more successful in the workplace
Move up in the company

4. What are the dress rules you should follow to look professional?

5. Business Professional
Ladies
Pant/skirt suit
Dress pants and nice blouse
Jacket over a nice blouse with dress pants
Dress shoes either flats or heels (no open back or open toe)
Panty hose or dress socks
Gentlemen
Dress slacks, shirt and tie
Suit with dress shirt and tie
White shirt
Shirt, sweater and slacks (& tie)
Dress shoes with dress socks (no tennis shoes, everyday socks or WHITE socks)

6. Essential Grooming

7. What does GROOMING mean and why is it important?
Grooming means keeping your body clean, hair brushed, nails trimmed, and facial hair trimmed.
Poor grooming or hygiene can hurt your image at work by sending a message of:
laziness
disorganization
of being unhealthy
a lack of respect for yourself

8. What are the rules for facial piercings and tattoos at work?
They are unprofessional looking and people will have a difficult time taking you seriously
Remove them
Cover them

9. Gentlemen Professional
Examples of Business Professional
Ladies Professional
Gentlemen Professional

10. Examples of Business Casual

11. Final Thoughts You must decide if you want to succeed or fail at work.
In order to succeed at work, you need to look like a professional, which means you need to be WELL-DRESSED and GROOMED every day.
It will be easy to make excuses not to maintain a professional appearance and many of you may choose the easy path. But don’t be fooled, success at work is strongly connected to your appearance. It is an undisputable fact. It is supported by many studies. Thus, be wise and make the choice to succeed in the workplace, Dress for Success!