I remember those days during youth corp services when various personnel and companies used to come for orientation on what to do,expect after the service year, interviews when we finally finished with our service year and join the labour force.I can vividly recall a man who came to orientate us about labour market and some other things like professional exams he felt would be relevant in our pursuit of our dream careers as an edge over others during job interviews.
The young man had very important information to pass to us but he didn't gain our utmost attention because of his packaging.He was shabbily dressed. his shoes was in need of polishing,his shirt was not properly tucked in,he was sweating and had no handerkchief to wipe away his sweat and to crown it all his posture was reading this signal to us"l am very tried and hungry".
This is the kind of conclusion we draw to our ourselves when we don't take our apprearance and composure into consideration every day we come across people.Our appearance speaks volumes to people we come across.I know of an older friend who usually appears in shinning shoes all the time I come across her,I keep wondering if she goes about with a polish in her bag. Another friend of mine once told me she usually have extra buttons,needle and thread in her bag whenever she goes out,lesson she learnt when she two of the buttons on her shirt pop out when she went for an interview.Although this might sound funny but makes big sense because it is assumed that everyday we will come across a new person in life and this might be a source of limelight to one.
Appearing well in public does not necessarily mean going extra miles to purchase expensive clothes,bags,watches,belt,wallet,ties,perfumes and lots more but,rather wearing neat and comfortable clothes and shoes not forgetting composure .these put together speaks volumes of our personality whenever we come across people,because it is said that "first impression lasts longer".
When we are neatly dressed this boost our self-esteem and covey a powerful image.some people believe this can be only achieved depending on how much you earn in your place of work.this kind of opinion is potrays the kind of self-esteem one has. I Have come across an office assistant and thought he was actually the head of the department I wanted to see another I experience I had was when i visited calabar to visit my sister who resides there.I had difficulty in getting a bike to take me out because I thought the bike riders( okada riders)passing bye me where workers going to work because of the way they were neatly dressed.l had to call my sister who laughed and told me they were all motor cycle riders. this is to show the high self-esteem the motor cycle riders and the office assistant have of themselves and didn't allow the money the earn or the kind of job they do hinder them from dressing neat and properly.
“The way you dress says a lot about how organized you are, how you present yourself, and how others perceive you.”
The aim of this write up is not underestimate how our appearance have effect on what people think of us. It also affect our reputation,productivity and getting things done promptly.
Here are some impacts and what people see in our appearance and composture.
Professional Appearance.
Shows how Organized we are.
Affects How we are judged.
Confidence.
Professional Productivity level
Let's all think about when we are properly dressed for work,that day we usually feel confident,talk,share a joke easily among colleagues,get jobs done easily and feel satisfied regardless of how feel inside compare to days we are shabbly dressed to work.
