Dress For Success
What you wear says a LOT about who you are! The first impression you give an employer can make or break your chances of getting hired. Applying for a teen part-time or summer, non-professional, job is a little different from applying for a full-time professional position. Dress should be, at the least, neat and tidy. Business casual is usually appropriate. For example, khakis and a neat tucked in polo shirt would work well. Your shoes should be moderate and you should avoid extreme hairstyles or colors. Also, keep makeup and perfume to a minimum. No jeans or shorts, no tank tops, crop tops, or anything especially low cut (shirt or pants) or too short (skirt or blouse) - keeping everything professional is a must.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flT7IqtojsU
Assignment:
Using the website Polyvore (or Google Images) build an outfit that you would consider a bad example of what to wear on an interview. Also, build an outfit that you would consider a good example. Include a top, bottom, shoes, and accessories (jewelry) for each example. Use male if you’re a male and female if you’re a female. Take a screen shot of each image and paste them into PowerPoint and follow the following directions once in PPT:
Using PowerPoint, add a word art with the words “Professional Dress” to the slide. Include your name on the slide. Save the PowerPoint as a JPEG in your My Documents.
Using www.thinglink.com, upload your photo and create a tag for each article of clothing & jewelry explaining why it is or is not appropriate to wear on an interview.
Example: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/459130587819540481
Once you have completed the assignment you are to “Share” the image, copy and paste the link into Schoology.
Check List:
1. Build Bad Outfit & Good Outfit in Polyvore or using Google Images
2. Print Screen (PrtScn) you images and paste them into the same PPT slide
3. Crop Images to only show the two outfits
4. Add Professional Dress and your Name to the Slide
5. Save Image as a .JPEG file in your My Documents (File, Save As, Select File Type .JPEG)
6. Go to Thinglink and Create a Free Personal Account.
7. Upload your picture to Thinglink and add Interactive Buttons on each article of clothing
8. Once complete, “Share” the image in Thinglink and copy the URL to the image. Logon to Schoology and paste that link to turn in your assignment. See class calendar for the school code for you class (make sure to use the right Period Code)