1. Power Dressing
By Mr. Pankaj kumar

2. What should I wear? I
Don’t
Think
So !!

3. Clothing Tips for Men
Conservative 2-piece dark suit, navy blue or medium to dark gray.
Long sleeved blue or white shirt.
Silk tie complimenting in color or style
Black dress socks
Dark polished shoes and matching belt
Jewelry – No bracelets, earrings or large rings.

4. Gentlemen – What to Wear!
Business Suits

5. Gentlemen – What to Wear!
Business Attire

6. Gentlemen – What to Wear!
Dress Shoes

7. Gentlemen – What Not to Wear!
Cargo Pants

8. Gentlemen – What Not to Wear!
Jeans

9. Gentlemen – What Not to Wear!
Flannel

10. Gentlemen – What Not to Wear!
Boots

11. ATTENTION GENTLEMEN!!! DO’s Wear a conservative tie
NOTE: Tip of the tie should sit slightly above the belt buckle
Be clean shaven
DON’Ts
Wear white socks
TIP: Try to match socks with belt
Wear a tie that is too wide or too narrow

12. FABRICS Stay away from velvet, vinyl, shiny, furry, slinky materials
Fabrics recommended are those that do not wrinkle easily
TIP 1: Purchase fabrics that have a small percentage of lycra that adds comfort and resists creases. Suggested fabrics are polyester, wool (suits), cotton shirts
TIP 2: When purchasing a suit, twist the fabric of the sleeves and hold it in place for 10 seconds, if it wrinkles then think twice about the purchase

13. SHOES POLISH and SHINE your shoes! Always wear socks
TIP: Make sure socks are high enough to cover skin when sitting down
You should be able to walk comfortably in your shoes i.e. Heels should not be too high
GENTLEMEN should stay away from steel toes and other rugged shoes
NEVER wear open toe shoes!

14. Dress for Success

15. Clothing Tips for Women
Dark conservative suit. Two piece 1 or 2 button jacket and knee length skirt or Pant.
White or light colored long sleeved blouse that is not low cut.
Black well polished shoes with 1 to 1½ inch heels.
Limited conservative jewelry.

16. Ladies – What to Wear!
Business Suits

17. Ladies – What to Wear!
Business Attire

18. Ladies – What to Wear! Indian Formal
It’s ok to wear a sleeveless dress.

19. Ladies – What to Wear!
Dress Shoes

20. Dress Shoes
Pumps
Open-toe
Dress “Mules”
Slingbacks

21. Sandals only with Indian Formal

22. Ladies – What Not to Wear!
Denim

23. Ladies – What Not to Wear!
Cargo Skirts

24. NO Backless, See-through, Tight-fitting, Spaghetti Straps, Strapless, Extremely Short Skirts/Dresses, Low-Cut Blouses/Tops

25. Ladies – What Not to Wear!
Capris/Gauchos

26. NO Latest Trends (Keep These “Baby Dolls” for your non-conference activities)

27. Ladies – What Not to Wear!
Sandals

28. Ladies – What Not to Wear!
Dazzling Saris

29. Dress for Success

30. HAIR & MAKEUP Style hair as conservatively as possible
Do not dye hair color too flashy e.g. red, green, etc.
Wear as little makeup as possible
Don’t wear brightly colored lipsticks or eye shadows, too much blush because the interviewer might not like it or it may accidentally get on your clothing

31. PERSONAL HYGIENE ALWAYS take a shower before the interview
Wear antiperspirant in case you get nervous
Brush your teeth before the interview
Don’t chew gum, eat a breath mint instead
Don’t wear heavy smelling perfumes/cologne, it may irritate the interviewer
Have clean finger nails and hands
Stay away from nail polish if possible.

33. Grooming – men shave skincare manicures teeth personal hygiene
one in four men do not shower daily
dirty fingernails go uncleaned mostly

34. Grooming - women skincare hair – cut, colour, condition make-up
perfume – be careful
manicure / pedicure
teeth
A recent survey showed that women who wear make-up have a competitive edge over their bare faced colleagues
The Times, 30th December 2003
Women who wear make-up earn, on average, 20% more than women who wear no make-up

35. First impressions
within three seconds of seeing a person for the first time we have decided their:
social status
politics
education
religion
sexuality
friendliness / approachability
aptitude

36. First impressions: the 93% rule
38% tone, pitch & pace of your voice
55% appearance & body language
7% what you say

38. “dress badly and they remember the clothes; dress well and they remember the person”

39. Thank you!!!