Dress for Success

1. Dress for Success How to dress for a job interview

2. General Guidelines • Dress in a suit • Have a natural or neutral style • Be well groomed • Wear glasses with up-to-date frames • Wear minimal cologne or perfume • Belts should match shoes

3. Guidelines for Men • Navy blue or gray suit, single breasted; white or pinstriped dress shirt and a matching silk tie • Navy blue or gray jacket; coordinating gray, tan, or charcoal slacks; white or pinstripe dress shirt and coordinating tie • White, pastel, or pinstripe dress shirt and conservative tie; coordinating navy blue, gray, charcoal, or brown dress pants • Plain sports shirt; coordinating navy blue, gray, charcoal, or brown slacks

4. Guidelines for Women • Seasonal business suit in solid color or conservative pattern with tailored or pleated skirt; blouse in a complimentary solid color such as white, cream, or pastel; skirt should come to the knee • Jacket in solid color or conservative pattern; coordinating blouse and tailored or pleated skirt in appropriate length; or • Tailored blouse, preferably with long sleeves, in white, cream or pastel; coordinating tailored or pleated skirt in solid color or conservative print or pattern and appropriate length.

5. What is Right & What is Wrong?

6. Who is Getting Hired?

7. Your Turn! • Search the Internet for images that depict appropriate job interview attire • It is your turn to show that you know how to dress for success!!! • Some search engines: • Ask.com (formerly Ask Jeeves) • Bing • Cuil • Duck Duck Go • Google • Dogpile • Yahoo! Search • Yebol