Dressing for Success

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Dressing for Success

• Females

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Standard Job Interview Attire

• A conservative dark navy or gray skirted wool
  blend suit.
• Job experts and employers seem split on the
  notion of pants suits, so a skirted suit is a
  safer choice.

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Other conservative colors

• -- such as beige or brown -- are also acceptable.
  
• Red is a power color.
• A blazer with blouse and skirt is a possible
  second choice to a suit. You should always wear a
  jacket.

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Miscellaneous

• Skirt length should be a little below the knee
  and never shorter than above the knee -- no night
  club attire here.
• Avoid wearing a dress (unless accented with a
  jacket).
• Blouses should be cotton or silk and should be
  white, or some other light color. Absolutely no
  cleavage.
• Shoes should be low-heeled.

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Accessories

• Make-up should be minimal, with lipstick and nail
  polish conservative tones.
• Pantyhose should be flawless (no runs) and
  conservative in color.
• Do not wear cologne.
• Avoid oversized earrings
• One ring per hand

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Errors to Avoid As Identified by Job Interview
Experts - From the July 21, 2006 Issue of
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

• Wrinkles. No, the jacket won't disguise a
  wrinkled shirt beneath. Yes, people notice
  wrinkled pants.
• Dirty, damaged, or scuffed shoes.
• Too casual a look overall. If you would feel
  comfortable wearing it to a bar, the beach or a
  ballgame, it's wrong for an interview.
• Dressing like the people already working at the
  company. The dress code may be casual or the
  atmosphere artsy, but people expect interviewees
  to look more conservative.

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Errors to Avoid As Identified by Job Interview
Experts - From the July 21, 2006 Issue of
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

• Clothing that is too tight. Dress to fit your
  size. Men, don't try to wear a tie around a
  collar you can't button. Don't wear pants that
  are too short.
• Wearing "the best" or "most expensive" items in
  the wardrobe, thinking that's always appropriate.
  A cocktail dress is a cocktail dress, not a
  professional look.
• Women Skirts and shirts that are too short or
  revealing. When you sit, it should hit or cover
  your knees. Shirts should cover bellies and
  shoulders.

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Errors to Avoid As Identified by Job Interview
Experts - From the July 21, 2006 Issue of
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

• Nowadays, cell phones are practically part of the
  wardrobe. Interviewers said that to their shock,
  a lot of job candidates leave them on -- and get
  calls -- during the interview.
• Undergarments that do not, uh ... stay under.

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• Sample skirted suit dress attire

• Sample pantsuit dress attire

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• Sample skirted suit dress attire

• Sample combination suit dress attire

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• Sample skirted suit dress attire

• Sample pantsuit dress attire

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• Sample skirted suit dress attire

• Sample pantsuit dress attire

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Sample Graded Rubrics with Illustrations

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