I agree that a well groomed, suited person has a better shot during a job interview. when I came back from my deployment, finding a job was hard; however with the help of Janine Giorgenti I was able to get a job. She updated my wardrobe and gave me a lot of helpful advice. she is highly recommended by me, and can be found @ http://www.giorgentinewyork.com/
I know that how you dress doesn't have anything to do with how competent you are at your job, but it does say that you give a damn. If you don't care how you look, how do you expect to be taken seriously. Most employers want to hire people who give a damn. And, more importantly we all make judgements about those around us ALL THE TIME.
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Its good to have professional dress standards. But sadly, fashion nazis care more about looks than performance and those who perform bad get promoted overs that perform good, all because they look better. So we have a bunch of slackies at the top. Maybe this explains why our economy is so bad? Or at least has a good portion of the cause?
I always recall the story of the guy who started his own company, his primary motivation being so that he would never again have to wear a necktie for business. He would be the CEO & chairman of the board, and HE would set the dress code. And he NEVER wore a necktie again, for any meeting or business purpose. Flew around in his own jet, though. Corporations create hacks & lackeys who will do anything for a buck.
That's why I never made it to the big time. I felt that my hard work, always on time, and never sick would be a rise up the ladder. I have never ever dressed to impress. However, I watched others come to work in full regalia, kissing up to the Big Kahuna, while slacking off on the job: And, climbing the ladder faster than a Pronghorn antelope and leaving me in the dust, while doing their job too.
If I had sweated blood and poured my life into a position I held that required me to hire people for MY company. You can be your bottom dollar that their appearance on interview day would be very important to me. You can always dress down later. If you aren`t willing to dress appropriate to the occasion don`t apply or if you have already done so you can simply cancel your interview. Grab your flip-flops, put on your holey T-shirt and tattered jeans and go for a walk. Your time and mine will be better spent.
The problem with these kinds of articles and the people that are supposedly the professional standard setters is that they are wrong and have no place trying to dictate any standards.
I own my own multi-division firm and do quite well. Some of the reasons and psyche that makes entrepreneurs successful is they don't adhere to and are sick of the BS that dumb people try to keep alive, such as wearing dress clothes to work.
Truly, human beings are about the dumbest creatures ever to walk the face of the planet. What's the funniest about people who want men to wear suits and ties is that 99% of them don't even know the history of the tie. If they did, they'd realize how it has nothing to do with and no place in the work environment.
So being the top man in my own firm, I get to work with a lot of other successful entrepreneurs that we do business with. Do you want to know how most of the work gets done and most of the money is made? More times than not, we're most likely working at our leisure at home in our sweat pants or skibbies.
The bottom line is any normal human being doesn't want to dress up. Dress clothes are annoying, illogical, expensive, uncomfortable, and promote an environment of inefficiency and a poorer quality of work.
Here's something to think about. Why are all the people in favor of dressing up worried so much about doing it? It seems the popular answer is to be successful, get more sales, make more money. While at the same time wealthier entrepreneurial spirits aren't worrying about dress codes. Maybe you dress up people aren't as successful because you're too worried about what you're going to wear instead of doing what counts and going out there and getting business and building lasting long term relationships with clients rather than trying to make a short term impression by looking pretty.
Any fool can choke their own necks with a pretty ribbon; a true professional does what counts to earn the trust and respect of the client.
Wow, I couldn't agree with you more. In our little consulting firm, I'm in flip flops everyday. When clients come in, if I remember when I leave, I might wear jeans instead of shorts. My attention to detail comes in the work I do, rarely in the clothes I wear. I can't imagine someone meeting with Bill Gates discounting what he says because of his bad haircut. Forget the first impression myth. When the rubber meets the road, are you going to hand over business to someone with a slick suit or someone that will deliver results.
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"UNDRESSING FOR SUCCESS"
I own my own multi-division firm and do quite well. Some of the reasons and psyche that makes entrepreneurs successful is they don't adhere to and are sick of the BS that dumb people try to keep alive, such as wearing dress clothes to work.
Truly, human beings are about the dumbest creatures ever to walk the face of the planet. What's the funniest about people who want men to wear suits and ties is that 99% of them don't even know the history of the tie. If they did, they'd realize how it has nothing to do with and no place in the work environment.
So being the top man in my own firm, I get to work with a lot of other successful entrepreneurs that we do business with. Do you want to know how most of the work gets done and most of the money is made? More times than not, we're most likely working at our leisure at home in our sweat pants or skibbies.
The bottom line is any normal human being doesn't want to dress up. Dress clothes are annoying, illogical, expensive, uncomfortable, and promote an environment of inefficiency and a poorer quality of work.
Here's something to think about. Why are all the people in favor of dressing up worried so much about doing it? It seems the popular answer is to be successful, get more sales, make more money. While at the same time wealthier entrepreneurial spirits aren't worrying about dress codes. Maybe you dress up people aren't as successful because you're too worried about what you're going to wear instead of doing what counts and going out there and getting business and building lasting long term relationships with clients rather than trying to make a short term impression by looking pretty.
Any fool can choke their own necks with a pretty ribbon; a true professional does what counts to earn the trust and respect of the client.