Dress Code Basics
True or False:
Most dress codes allow you to wear sandals.
False, close-toe shoes are a requirement in most jobs for foot safety.
These jobs require business formal attire
Lawyers
Funeral Directors
Broadcasters/Newscasters
Political consultants
CEOs
These jobs require business casual attire
Receptionist
Accountant
Bank Teller
Teacher
Computer Tech
Jeans
What is Casual Wear
Dressing professionally
A dress code helps establish a certain image for the workplace. It can show
True or false:
If your job requires a uniform, its fine to wear it anytime, even if you're not working.
False.
Some examples of what Business Formal Wear include:
True or False: A suit and tie is considered business casual.
False
These jobs require casual wear
Plumber
Carpenter
Electrician
Uniforms might be required for these jobs
Nurses
Waitresses/Waiters
Bus Driver
House Painter
Mechanic
Cook
Construction Worker
True or False:
Its fine to wear clothes with holes to work.
False, it creates a sloppy, careless look in the workplace.
You should always act this way in an interview
What is polite, confident and interested
Finish this phrase
"Dress for the job you want..."
"not the job you have."
Something to never wear to work
Graphic Tees with references to drugs or alcohol
True or False: Its fine to wear stained clothes for work.
False
Does it look professional to wear a hat or sunglasses at work?
Nope. Hats are only allowed if its part of your uniform or if you have permission due to working outside to protect you from the sun.
This is a great way to consider what to wear to work
How the people you serve dress and dress one step nicer.
This is another reason to follow a work place's dress code that doesn't have to do with how people look.
Safety- Jobs that work in hazardous areas not only require protective gear but restrict certain items as well.
For example, no necklaces that might get caught in the machinery.
Examples of Uniforms
Examples of Casual Clothing
A person can have knowledge of the products of the services they represent but if a person doesn't _________ then people might not trust what they say.
Dress well/professionally
True or False:
Hair and beards don't matter when it comes to dressing well for work.
False. No amount of professional clothes can fix messy hair or wild looking beards.
True or False:
Sleep affects how you look at work.
True: looking tired can affect how those who come to us (Un'ina) see us. It also affects how we feel and if we take the time to put into our appearance.
How can routines help dressing for work?
Have clothes ready the night before, know if you need to wash clothes, know how much time you have to get ready in the morning....
Examples of Business Casual Attire