Dressed For Success

I’m no slave to fashion so this CareerJournal article – Aspire to Become a CEO? You Have to Dress the Part – struck me as being quite superficial when it comes to hiring.  The thought that attire could eliminate a candidate seems trivial. The deep analysis from the article: “People don’t understand the messages that their clothes send,” says Ms. Waldt, a recruiter with CTPartners. Women sometimes don’t realize how often a tight shirt or a low neckline comes across as seductive. People who meet them are likely to assume the sexual innuendo is intentional. It’s harder for men to goof, but they do — for instance, by being sloppy… Read More

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