20 May 10 How Should You Dress for the Interview?

Hitting the dream job is not just a matter of best CV, sound knowledge, impressive communication skill; to a great extent, it’s your appearance; i.e. how you dress up. The first perception that the interviewer develops by seeing you is from your appearance and what you are wearing. First impressions are very important, since you can’t rewind the time and get another chance to prove yourself. Rather your appearance will develop an opinion in his mind regarding you, it will also set the tone of interaction and questions that the interviewer is about to shoot at you. That’s why professional, smart attire is very important while going for a job interview. You simply can’t afford to mess up with it.

Attire should be apt for the job profile and the kind of industry you are going to join. In industries where your profile deals directly with customers or clients, your attire will be judged even more critically.

If you aren’t confident about interview attire, follow the given tips while going for your next interview.

Men’s attire

A well-fit suit in dark, mono color never goes wrong
A long sleeve button-up shirt, preferably white or coordinated with the suit
Wear a conservative tie. Avoid too bright color or patterned ones
Belt
Dark shoes paired with dark socks
Professional looking short hairstyle and conventional hair colors (brown, black, blonde)
Little or no accessories
Neatly trimmed nails
Portfolio or briefcase
Light aftershave or perfume

Women’s attire

A well-fit suit (dark blue, black, grey, white) or a dark colored pant or skirt, just above or below knee, along with matching blazer or coat
A well coordinated blouse, which has a proper fit, neither too body hugging nor loose
Conventional, closed-toe shoes, matching your skirt or pant. Either go for flat shoe or heels not more than 2 inches high
Wear limited jewelries. Danglers, flashy gold, silver are to be avoided
Keep a neat, professional hairstyle. Go for the regular hair colors
Subtle make up and light fragrant perfume are fine
Neatly trimmed, medium sized nails with formal nail colors look professional
Portfolio or bag

Tips for both men and women

Clothes should be laundry clean, crease-free
Clothes should fit well, neither too loose nor too tight
Shoes should be polished
Fresh breath is must
Clothes should have no missing buttons, no lint; no stains, no external tags
Laptops, folders, small briefcase look professional

Now you know what it means to dressing up to the occasion. Get ready, and blow the interviewer away with your professionalism.

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20 Apr 10 Best-Kept Secret Twitter Tips for Job Search (Part 9)

Social media is all about catching attention followed by engaging in conversation, which in turn will help you build trust that will result in a job for you. This is how we operate in the social scene. It may look a lot of work, and in the beginning it is a lot of work, but once you get hang of it, social media participation becomes a second nature — and it cease to appear as work.

Since last couple of posts in the series on building rapport with prospective employers, I have been talking about twitter etiquette, which I will continue in this post as well. A sound knowledge of particulars of etiquettes related to twitter is necessary to make it big in here.

Check your language for appropriateness

Seeing the informal nature of twitter, it is easy for us to give in to the temptation of using informal language (read slang), wrong spelling, and misplaced grammar when tweeting. You should avoid doing this. It can spell doom for your twitter job-search dream.

Advice when asked

Many a time, people sends out a tweet to anyone and everyone asking for advice on certain topic. Seize this opportunity and make big of it. Participate in the conversation and hang in there until the discussion is devoid of all its juices.

Use shortening services

Use URL shortening service when posting a link in your tweets. Shortening services like Bit.ly, Tiny URL, etc., will not only help you keep your URL short, but it will also help you track the clicks. You should also use these services to post pictures and videos on twitter. It will also help you keep your tweets clutter free.

With these tips, our discussion on twitter job-search etiquette comes to an end. You will get desired result, if you apply the tips I have shared so far. Each one of them is very valuable.

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20 May 10 How Should You Dress for the Interview?

Men’s attire

Women’s attire

Tips for both men and women

20 Apr 10 Best-Kept Secret Twitter Tips for Job Search (Part 9)

Check your language for appropriateness

Advice when asked

Use shortening services

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