I am on the job hunting for quite sometime now. I just finished my contract from one establishment in our area and now I have been looking for a new job. I’ts really tough finding good job with a struggling economy. No matter how I tried it’s still don’t have the assurance of getting hire. One hundred applicants vying for one position, how is that? Anyhow, I read online at shine.com about this article “Dress for Interview Success”. Yes this is really true. Good grooming really is an advantage when looking for job especially during interview. One tiny detail can have a big impact when it comes to getting the job. And what you wear has a lot to do with it. I have also read few articles of this kind of topic. Source;by ForbesWoman.
Although job-related skills and experience rank high in importance in whether or not you land the position, during the initial hiring process they have less power than most of us think. That’s because the first thing we notice about someone is their appearance, and more specifically, the way they are dressed.
According to a study by Frank Bernieri, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Oregon State University within the first 10 seconds of meeting your interviewer–otherwise known as the meet-and-greet–that person has decided whether or not you’re right for the job. Those who come across as polished and pulled together are quite simply more likely to be hired than those who are seen as putting in less effort.
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In Pictures: How To Dress For A Job Interview
especially if you are having job interview soon.
According to Bernieri, dressing the wrong way is equivalent to the worst social faux pas: “like picking your nose during an interview.” And with last month’s unemployment rate for women age 20 and older at 7.9%–the latest data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics–the competition alone should provide impetus to ace your interview.
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Dressing 101
When it comes to dressing for an interview, the consensus is that conservative is best. “Dressing conservatively means you care on a couple of different dimensions,” notes Bernieri. “One, you’re making an effort; two, you’re making an effort not to offend; three you’re polite and respectful.”
The most common mistake among candidates is not paying attention to the details, says Kim Zoller, founder and president of Image Dynamics, which advises companies like Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton on image and communication skills. Ill-fitting or too-tight clothes and casual ensembles make you look lazy or sloppy. “If you’re not dressed well, you can say all the right things … but you won’t get the job when you’re being compared with a lot of other capable people who are dressed better,” explains Zoller.
Zoller, who used to work at a staffing agency, started her business because “I saw women coming in to this agency, and they had great résumés, but they weren’t getting jobs because they didn’t know how to dress.”
In Pictures: How To Dress For A Job Interview
