Your Appearance

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Chapter 13

• Your Appearance

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I. Good Grooming

• --how you take care of yourself
• --clean, neat, and well dressed good grooming

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A. Hair

• 1. neatly trimmed
• 2. off your face
• 3. wash regularly
• 4. know company policy on mustache/beard

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B. Skin

• 1. bathe or shower regularly
• 2. always use deodorant

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C. Hands

• 1. shake hands all the time in business world
• 2. wash all the time/use hand sanitizer
• 3. keep nails trimmed
• 4. polished nails should be kept fresh

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D. Breath

• 1. brush and floss all the time
• 2. visit dentist twice/year
• 3. mouthwash

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E. Makeup and Fragrance

• 1. Keep them light

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II. Wardrobe

• --different jobs different dress
• --the way you dress has an effect on how people
  think of you

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A. Dress Codes

• 1. set of clothing rules you must follow
• 2. why have one?
• a. image
• b. safety
• 3. relaxed dress codes (corporate casual and
  workday casual)
• a. more casual
• b. this is not NO DRESS CODE

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• B. Jewelry
• 1. safety
• C. Wardrobe Planning
• 1. wardrobe inventory--see what all you have
  and what you need
• 2. accessories--the extras needed to complete
  an outfit
• D. Avoiding Fads
• 1. items that are popular for 1 or 2 seasons

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E. Shopping for Quality

• 1. quality good last longer
• 2. clothes must fit properly
• a. movement should be comfortable
• b. should lie smoothly without wrinkling,
  bunching, or sagging
• c. sleeves should cover wrist bone
• d. shirt or blouse sleeves should be longer
  than jacket sleeves
• e. should seams should come to the end of the
  shoulder bone
• f. mens ties should extend to the belt
• g. pants should come to the top of the shoes

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F. Laundry and Ironing

• 1. clean and iron clothes--neater and last
  longer
• (Use Figure 13-7 at top of page 173 for
  international symbols on care labels)