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Summary: Make sure that clothes for a job interview are neat and pressed. Learn about grooming and appearance for job interviews in this free career advice video from a communications expert.
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Tracy Goodwin Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is ... read more
Okay another part of personal appearance is grooming. And when I'm talking about grooming I'm talking about things like, in relation to your clothing, make sure that they're clean, pressed. That you don't have any stains or tears. Make sure that your hair is clean and washed and combed and out of your face. Taking a bath? That's always good. But let me caution you about perfume and after shave. Don't get carried away with that. Sometimes it can be a little, it can choke you a bit. Make sure that your shoes are clean and if you're wearing dress shoes guys, make sure they're unscuffed. You want to be put together. Not wrinkled and disheveled looking. Also, just little things that you might think about? Your fingernails. Make sure they're clean. Make sure they're trimmed. And with relations to jewelry? Let me just give you a little tip. You may love lots of jewelry. Maybe you even have a lot of body jewelry. For the interview remember we're going to be a little bit more conservative. so you want to go very minimal on the jewelry. You might want to take the body jewelry out. And as far as ladies, your jewelry goes, keep it very simple. Not the giant all over the place even if it's in style. Make sure that you have some fresh breathe going and what you might want t do if you get an opportunity, just do a quick check in the mirror before you go in the interview. Make sure everything's in place. If you smoke , don't smoke right before the interview because you'll be smelling like a giant cigarette. And they may have a, they may be very anti smoking where you're interviewing. It just doesn't make a great impression No offense to the smokers. But we're going for professionalism. And let me give you a final tip on grooming. Make sure those teeth are clean because the best part of good grooming is to really give it a great smile.