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Your Future Starts Your Future Starts NOWNOW!!

Today’s Discussion

• Dressing For Success: The Packaging of YOUYOU

• The Interview• Building Your Network• What You Do NOW Matters• Finding Role Models• The Resources You Have

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What Comes Next?

CollegeCollege?Trade SchoolTrade School??

WorkWork?Travel?


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No Matter Where You Want to Go…

Your Future Starts NOW!


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Dressing For Success


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Dress For Success

• It starts with your FEET– Shoes Well-Maintained

• To your HEAD– Get Haircuts Regularly

• Clothes Pressed & Clean• ALWAYS Have One Nice Outfit Ready


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Dress For Success

• Your Dress Should Add to Your Appearance• Clothing Should NEVER Detract From Your

Business Persona• EVERYTHING Must Be Neat, Clean and

Shined• Business Casual wardrobe should match

the clothes and accessories described in a Company’s dress code manual


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Dress For Success• Build A Core of Basics:

– 1 or 2 Clean Dress Shirts– 1 to 2 Pairs of dress slacks– One sports coat– 1 to 2 Blouses & Skirts

• Navy BlueNavy Blue, Medium-Dark GrayMedium-Dark Gray Are the BEST Colors to Build Your Wardrobe

• Avoid BrightBright and FlashyFlashy Colors


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Dress For Success• Wear Comfortable Clothing That Doesn’t

Require Distracting Adjustments• Minimal Perfume or Cologne• Carry Paperwork in a Folder or Portfolio


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Dress For Success• Long Sleeve Shirts & Blouses• Jewelry At a Minimum• Practice Good Hygiene• No Visible Body Piercings• Dress For The NEXT JobDress For The NEXT Job• Neatly Trimmed Nails


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Even if you have the knowledge, you

need to dress the dress the partpart or you might get passed over.


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Dress For Success• Follow the Dress of Those You Respect• Clean Winter Coat• Umbrella Conservative (Black, Tan, Navy or

Grey)• Allow Time to Dress With Care and Deal With

Emergencies


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Dress For Success

• The Favorite Color of Most Americans is… BLUE

• It Conveys Trust, Calm & Confidence

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Women’s Attire• Wear a Belt if Wearing Skirt/Pants With Loops• Style Hair Tastefully or Professionally Done• Low, Conservative Heels• Shoes Color-coordinated With Outfit• Blouse: White or Ivory Are Safest• Clear, Conservative Nail Polish• No More Than One Ring on Each Hand

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Women’s Attire• No Purses; Carry a Briefcase Instead• No More Than 13 Total Accessories

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Do’s Don’ts

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Don’tsDo’s

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Proper Men’s Attire

• Over the Calf Dark Dress Socks (Black is Best)

• Wear Belt if Your Pants Have Belt loops• Professional Haircut or Trim• Clean Shaven a Must• No Earrings• Conservative, Color-Coordinated Shoes

(Black Lace-Ups Are Best)


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Men’s Attire

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• Natural Fabrics Wool Suits

Cotton Shirts

Silk Ties

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Do’s Don’ts

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Do’s

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Do’s

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Where to Shop

• Shoes– DSW– Payless

• Clothing– Ross Dress For Less– Target– Century 21– Filenes– Dress Barn


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BEFORE the Interview• Do Your Research

– What products/services does the company sell– How have they been performing financially– Who are their primary competitors– What market conditions are they faced with– Confirm:

• The office location• Interview time• Person you ask for when you arrive• Who will you be interviewing with• Any information/documents you need to bring with you


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BEFORE The Interview

• Do Your Research:– Investigate the INFORMAL culture:

• Interview employees and any person that has a first-hand knowledge of the company

• Check any employee blog sites

– Understand the FORMAL culture:• Company website• Annual reports (10k); quarterly earnings reports• Press releases, newsletters, articles in trade publications


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• Who Are You Going to Meet?• Know Your Interviewer

– Google, LinkedIn, Company Website Bios Page– Where did they go to school– Where did they work before– Have they published any articles, achieved any

awards, risen up the ranks at that company– Are they active in any professional associations,

active in volunteer work or community organizations


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• For Job Fairs– Research The Companies That Are Attending– Practice ‘Speed’ Interviewing

• Prepare Your Portfolio• Have Resumes + References Ready• Rehearse• Have Your Interview Outfit Ready the Night

Before


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Acing The Interview

• When Do You Arrive?• The Curtain’s Up• Focus On…EVERYTHING!• Who Is Your First Interview?• Perfect Your Elevator Speech• Nail Down Your Core Competencies• Use “Mirroring” Techniques


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Acing The Interview

• Interview the Interviewer• Practice, Practice, Practice• Attention To Non-Verbal Cues• Confirm the Follow-Up Process• Thank them for the opportunity• Ask For The Sale


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AFTER The Interview• Send Thank YouThank You Immediately

– Thank Them For Meeting You– Reiterate your interest– Emphasize your core competencies

• Salary Negotiations: Know Your Worth– By Industry, Level of Experience, and Geography– Do your research:

• Salary.com• PayScale.com• SalaryCalculator.com

• Follow-Up Interviews


Build Your Network



Cultivate a Lifeline

•Networking Is Reaching Out To: Family; Friends of Family; Friends of

Friends; Friends of Friends of Friends! Seek Out Peers & Business Partners It’s Not Who YOU Know…But Who Knows YOU


Cultivate a Lifeline Keep Track of Your Contacts:

Name & Organization Tel. # Email Who They Work for/Referred You To Comments



• Success requires a NETWORKING Plan• Prepare for each audience - gain as much

information about the organizations attending and hosting the event.

• Research who will be in attendance before-hand

• Be interested as well as interesting• Have an action plan ready forimmediate follow up



• Social Networking: Face Book Twitter UNYK MySpace LinkedIn Meet Up Friend Feed

Informational Interview

• Think Formal Networking• Networking Is Reaching Out To:

Family Friends of Family Friends of Friends Friends of Friends of Friends, Etc! Networking Tracking Form

Name & Title Email & Tel. # Who they Referred You To Meeting Comments

A formal networking plan is MANDATORY!MANDATORY!


Informational Interview

Understand What People Do Great Networking Source Fine Tune Your Selling Skills DON’T Ask For a Job! DO Ask For Referrals!


What You Do NOW Matters

Do You Know Just How ACCOMPLISHEDACCOMPLISHED You Are?


What You Do Now Matters: Build Your BRAND

Club Activities: Student Government National Honor Society Harvard Model Congress Emergency Response Team


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What You Do Now Matters: Build Your BRAND

Your Work Experience Non-paying Jobs Volunteer Work Sports Teams & The Band School Newspaper Articles You’ve Written


Finding Your Role Model(s)…


Find Your Role Model

When you’re looking to emulate someone’s dress, behavior, career choices, and their success…

Who do you look to? Parents & Family Members Fellow Students Teachers & Counselors


The Resources You Have…


The Resources You Have

Your Coaches / Mentors Who You Trust for Good Advice These Are Your References



Your Coaches / Mentors Who You Trust for Good Advice These Are Your References


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A Final Thought


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