Dress for the Job Learning Objectives Describe what

Dress for the Job

Learning Objectives Describe what it means to “dress for the job. ” 2. Itemize why dressing for the job is important. 3. Prescribe appropriate apparel for various occupations. 1.

Terms to Know Apparel Doff Family-friendly Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Battle dress uniform Don Full-dress uniform Phenotype Carriage Dress for Success Groomed Toque Class A uniform Facial hair Halitosis Uniform

Dress for the Job “Dressing for the job” involves your total appearance: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Clothing/apparel Hair and facial hair Skin Fragrances Jewelry Identification Carriage ◦ Phenotype ◦ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ◦ Breath odor (halitosis) for those who have close contact with clients

Dress for the Job Defining your Appearance: ◦ Apparel: aprons, caps/hats, uniforms ◦ Hair: length, color, style ◦ Facial hair: whiskers, beard, mustache, long side burns, goatee, Vandyke ◦ Skin: cleanliness, make -up, exposed skin, tattoos

Dress for the Job Defining your Appearance (cont’d): ◦ Fragrances: perfumes or after-shave lotions ◦ Jewelry: rings, watches, earrings, piercings ◦ Identification: photo ID cards visibly worn around the neck or clipped to clothing ◦ Carriage: how one moves and walks Manner of holding and moving head and body, especially in posture

Dress for the Job Defining your Appearance (cont’d): ◦ Phenotype: the visible properties of an organism that are produced by the interaction of genotype and the environment, such as weight ◦ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): helps prevent injuries on the job Ex. Safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hats

Dress for the Job

Appropriate Dressing appropriately assists with: ◦ Image, which projects the intended values of a profession or employer Ex. Professional, friendly, approachable, caring, family-friendly ◦ Function, which involves doing job tasks ◦ Sanitation, which relates to reducing disease-causing organisms

Appropriate Dressing appropriately assists with (cont’d): ◦ The health and safety of the customer, which is necessary to reduce accidental injury or harm ◦ The health of the worker, which involves protecting his or her physical, mental and psychological health and well-being

Appropriate Dressing appropriately assists with (cont’d): ◦ The safety of the worker, which involves protecting him or her from physical injury

Appropriate Dress

Career-specific Dress Food Service Work ◦ Don (put on) clean work clothes/chef jacket/toque (a white hat worn by chefs; the hat is open at the top to allow body heat to escape). ◦ Use hair restraints to keep hair from contaminating food. ◦ Remove all jewelry. ◦ Doff (take off) dirty clothes.

Career-specific Dress Human Growth and Development (Child Care) Worker ◦ Wear clean and soft clothing. ◦ Avoid having facial hair. ◦ Avoid jewelry. ◦ Wear a smile and appear happy.

Career-specific Dress Lodging/Hotel/Motel Worker ◦ Don a clean uniform at the beginning of each work shift. ◦ Use latex gloves to protect against infections and harsh cleaning chemicals. ◦ Don a chemical-resistant apron/smock.

Career-specific Dress Fashion Model ◦ Needs to be glamorous and well groomed (the process of making yourself neat and attractive) ◦ Maintain the desired phenotype Weight and body configuration

Career-specific Dress Fashion Model (cont’d) ◦ Apply natural-looking makeup. ◦ Maintain a desired hair style. ◦ Enact the correct carriage. Especially pertinent to a fashion model walking down the runway

Career-specific Dress Sales Person ◦ Dress is referred to colloquially as the “uniform”…differences for men and women. ◦ Present a stylish haircut. ◦ Wear only closely-trimmed whiskers, if any (men). ◦ Wear natural-looking make-up (women). ◦ Use a light fragrance. ◦ Maintain a physically trim appearance.

Career-specific Dress Sales Person (cont’d) ◦ Show as little skin as possible (men even less than women). Long-sleeved dress shirt buttoned at the wrists with necktie correctly knotted (men) White undershirt (men) Pants suit (women) Hose with dress shoes (women) Long slacks/trousers (men) Black socks with dress shoes (men) Sparse jewelry

Career-specific Dress Theme-park Employee ◦ Family-friendly experiences are expected. A visit causing families to feel free and happy ◦ Next to the military, theme parks may have the most stringent dress code for employees. Designated apparel or apparel deemed acceptable/appropriate for a given position

Career-specific Dress Professional ◦ Dress for Success (www. dressforsuccess. com) Web site that describes current fashion for men and women in business

Career-specific Dress Military ◦ Uniform: clothing worn by everyone in the organization ◦ Full-dress uniforms: uniforms formal occasions ◦ Class A uniforms: uniforms for work or daily use in non-combat situations

Career-specific Dress Military (cont’d) ◦ Battle dress uniforms: uniforms for work or daily use Often specialized (ex. Jungle, woodland, desert, winter, Level A chemical protection) ◦ Specialized uniforms exist Ex. Flight suit

Career-specific Dress Miscellaneous Positions ◦ How do I dress for the job? Learn through on-the-job-training (OJT). Employers inform you during an interview or upon reporting for work. ◦ Who pays for specialized apparel? When it is employer-directed or necessary PPE, the employer pays.

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