| Ever wondered why you didn't land your
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| | present your best professional image, not
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| dream job? You rehearsed for your
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| | your personal tastes.
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| interview, researched the company, and
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| | If you wear contacts, put your glasses
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| appeared to be a qualified applicant at
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| | on. Your hair should be tied back in a
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| the interview. Perhaps, it was your
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| | bun or tightly-secured pony tail. Make-up
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| career apparel choice that made that man
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| | should be minimal, wearing no bright eye
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| behind the desk turn up his nose.
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| | shadow or lipstick. Career apparel is all
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| Even if it is just a restaurant or thrift
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| | about looking smart and sophisticated,
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| store in which you are applying for,
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| | and being able to pull it off.
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| showing up in casual street clothes is
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| | For men, depending on the company's
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| always a no-no. Selecting the appropriate
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| | reputation, a nice knit sweater with a
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| and classy career apparel could make or
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| | collared shirt underneath might suffice
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| break your chances of getting the job.
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| | for career apparel for the interview. If
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| The first thing you should do is analyze
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| | not, stick to the traditional pin-striped
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| the atmosphere of the company that you're
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| | button-down shirt with a solid tie and
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| applying to. Is it a laid-back
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| | khaki or black dress pants. No tennis
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| atmosphere? Are there a lot of cleaning
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| | shoes! Try loafers or polished dress
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| duties or stocking tasks involved? Or, is
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| | shoes.
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| it a high-class establishment where
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| | If you are interviewing for a more
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| employees are consistently dressed in
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| | relaxed establishment (like a pet store,
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| Sunday best career apparel? Do some
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| | newspaper delivery or fast-food
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| investigating by popping in one day to
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| | restaurant) or for a physical labor job,
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| observe what other employees are wearing.
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| | dressing in black tie career apparel may
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| Talk to former employees about the
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| | be a bit over the top. Instead opt for
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| expectations of the business's
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| | comfortable career apparel- within
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| supervisor.
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| | reason. Wearing blue jeans is an
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| If you are applying for a position with a
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| | interview taboo. Go for casual tan
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| big-league business (such as a bank,
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| | corduroy or cotton pants and a
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| high-class retail store, investment
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| | long-sleeved knit top. Keep it simple,
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| company, etc.), wear nothing short than
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| | but make sure you appear clean-cut, well
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| high-class polished career apparel. Even
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| | put together and polished. For women, add
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| if you are in your 20s, dressing as if
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| | a pair of small gold earrings. For men,
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| you are 10 years older will give you a
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| | flourish with a nice wrist watch.
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| mature and professional air.
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| | While career apparel is important in
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| For women's career apparel, you might
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| | impressing your prospective boss, be sure
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| choose to wear a white button-down
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| | to adlib extras that will make your face
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| blouse, a long black skirt or dress
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| | memorable: smile a lot, speak clearly and
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| pants, panty hose and black flat shoes.
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| | concisely, be knowledgeable about the
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| This may be a far cry from your usual
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| | expected work duties, and above all, be
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| clothing, but remember, you are trying to
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| | courteous and polite.
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