{"id":133,"date":"2012-03-09T05:35:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nexthop.ca\/2012\/dressing-for-success-can-help-your-career-more-then-you-think\/"},"modified":"2012-03-09T05:35:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T13:35:05","slug":"dressing-for-success-can-help-your-career-more-then-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexthop.ca\/it-news\/dressing-for-success-can-help-your-career-more-then-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressing for Success Can Help Your Career More Then You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Putting your best foot forward in life is important, particularly in the workplace. Hooking a job is a lot more difficult now then ever, so it is more important than ever before to dress for success.<\/p>\n<p>I know very well what you are thinking: \u201cThe corporate world has gotten so casual\u2014people wear flip-flops for goodness sake! Workplace attire doesn\u2019t matter anymore.\u201d False! The way you dress says a whole lot about you and how you feel about your career, and potential employers certainly notice.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an easy rule for any job interview: Overdressed is far better than under-dressed. Even if you\u2019re interviewing for a company with a relaxed working environment, you will still have to wear proper business attire to your interview. The better dressed you are, the more you show yourself off as someone who is focused on their career and this particular job. If you show up to an interview dressed down, you\u2019re starting from a weaker position.<\/p>\n<p>In the workplace you should still evaluate the clothing you wear. Even in a casual place you can certainly still look sharp. When you just grab yesterday\u2019s jeans off the floor and run out the door you won\u2019t get noticed. Individuals who put more thought into their style stand out from their peers, which is never a bad thing if the boss is looking to promote someone!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you still have to be a good worker. You could be the best-dressed person on the planet, but it will not help you if you don\u2019t do your job well. All things being equal, the better-dressed employee will certainly make the better impression.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Putting your best foot forward in life is important, particularly in the workplace. Hooking a job is a lot more difficult now then ever, so it is more important than ever before to dress for success. I know very well what you are thinking: \u201cThe corporate world has gotten so casual\u2014people wear flip-flops for goodness sake! Workplace attire doesn\u2019t matter anymore.\u201d False! The way you dress says a whole lot about you and how you feel about your career, and potential employers certainly notice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dressing for Success Can Help Your Career More Then You Think | Next Hop Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dressing for Success Can Help Your Career More Then You Think. 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