Managers, executives and professionals spend immeasurable hours on their learning, networking, meetings, delivering presentations, writing articles/papers, getting qualifications, and attending lectures, workshops and classes for training and developing themselves just to stay competitive in this fast growing world. But a significant number of them overlook their own professional image; they need to pay attention to this aspect of professionalism, as it adds to their demeanor and success. The way we dress at workplace has an incredible influence on the way others perceive us. Thus, careful consideration should be paid to the dress code and style as it enhances the business performance strategy. The matter of fact is that significant contributions towards business contentment can be visually seen through dress code. Hence, the paper focuses on examining the impact of dressing on the performance of an employee and also the level of awareness of dress code amongst people, further highlighting the right dress code using a broader range of styles.

Dressing up for a workplace is still a struggle for several people. How people dress up for work demonstrates how seriously people take their work and that is how others will distinguish and perceive them. In the era of cutthroat competition, seniors are continuously judging their subordinates on the basis of not just their work but also their individual presentation skills. Never take the power of your own image lightly. An individual’s personal and professional relations and image are built on the way he/she looks. Appearance matters a lot and especially in the corporate field. People’s attire is most often seen as a reflection of their personality and subsequently of their style of work. It is a testimony to how a person feels about oneself and what others can expect from a professional. Moreover, a person’s dress code makes others around aware that there is a sense of professionalism which many do not possess or are unaware of. Imagine, would any employer hire someone who is shabbily dressed or looks casual and unprofessional in comfy or unfitted clothes, untidy hairdo, and ungroomed personality? None of the companies would! When interviewing for a job or when going to meet a prospective client/customer for the first time, everyone needs to put the best foot forward. This for sure includes the effort with the choice of clothes. Like it or not, many people make assumption based on the appearance which definitely includes the dress sense. Hence, casual clothing shows the casualness in a person’s behavior while handling clients, customers, investors and employees. On the other hand, a well-groomed appearance certainly shows professionalism towards handling clients, customers, investors and employees. At workplace, casual and funky look only represents careless or carefree attitude; this makes employee unworthy for the job. It is expected of the employees that they should stay simple and most vitally dignified, which automatically expresses calmness, enthusiasm and smartness in handling the job. At the workplace, it is better for the employees to let their dress do the talk first before they do. A person does not have to be a fashionista or fashion meister to succeed in getting a job or impressing new client but certainly one’s look does reinforce one’s professionalism.

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