Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Job Fair Etiquette



Now this was front page in one of the local papers of a job fair in my area. It was for drivers and labor based positions. What struck me about this picture is I did not see one person with a suit. Ok, maybe a suit would be too much. How about a tie, hmmm didn’t see one of those , how about a collared shirt, not much of that either. What about leaving the hat at home, wouldn’t want to do that. I’m curious if the person interviewing didn’t like Dale Jr. “88” , would he pick some one else? No, that wouldn’t happen or could it?

I know that this might be their normal wear, but this is your opportunity to stand out! Be different, impress. Please notice and remember the hiring people, as you can see in the picture, are dressed business casual. Maybe you can raise the bar up to that level. I’m sure there is a collared shirt in your closet. And leave the hats behind!

The other thing about standing out, and you might notice, there is many people in the picture. I'm curious if people realize this company is not hiring everyone, just the ones that impress them. If it’s a close decision, the ones that stand out the might be the ones they like.

No, that wouldn’t happen or could it?

Dennis

1 comment:

  1. The better dresser would definetley get my attention over someone who isn't. It's a different field from what I work in, but I'd still dress better (I think) if I was at that one.


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