Workers who think that clothes, grooming, personal habits and general health can’t help – or hurt – when trying to get a good job are only kidding themselves. In fact, some employers rate their workers’ appearance and grooming habits or employee evaluation forms and use these evaluations in deciding who get a raise or promotion. Grooming and dress are important for two reasons.

• Safety (protection from injury)
• Appearance (reflection of the company)

They also know that people sometimes judge a company by the appearance of its workers. In deciding who will be promoted, most employers consider appearance. These employers know that if you look successful, you have a better chance of being successful.

DO’S AND DON’TS

Supervisors expect their employees to have acceptable hairstyles. If your hairstyle is offensive to the person in charge, that person will be a lot less likely to promote you or give you a raise.

· Hair clean and neatly combed · No wild hair colors or styles · No body odor · No visible tattoos · Brushed teeth · Clean shaven for males · Makeup not overdone for females

DRESS CODE FOR ALL WORKSITES

For some kinds of work, blue jeans are fine, but they are not suited for all jobs. In the same way, there are jobs where a business suit would be out of place. General dress code for any job is to dress neatly and appropriately.

Here are some tips:

• Dress simply and in good taste – NO FADS!!!
• Clean, wrinkle-free clothes
• Polished shoes or clean tennis shoes
• Clothes with no holes or tears (even if it is “IN”)
• Clothes that are too tight or too baggy