Being professional
Being Professional
Kaplan University
Professor Ware
CS 204-06
7/15/2014
Being professional can mean many different things. It can mean looking professional with the way you dress or how your hair is styled. It can also mean having great interpersonal and communication skills. Another thing that can make someone seem professional is having exquisite posture. All of these things make people seem more presentable and approachable which makes them also seem professional. So, what makes a person look professional?
Choosing the Professional Law Firm job field the person pictured in the image does look professional. The reason that he looks professional is because he is dressed in appropriate attire. He has on a suit that looks pressed and is wearing a tie with it. These factors make the man look professional because it is what is expected of someone in this field to look like. The man was smiling which also makes him look like he is confident in himself, which is something that a person would look for in a professional. He has spectacular communication skills and superior posture, which helps in his professional appearance. The only thing that could be determined as looking unprofessional is that his hair is out of place. Some people could look at this as him being disheveled and not being able to handle the workload required of him.
Appropriate attire for someone working in the field of psychology is formal business attire. Unless the psychologist is working with children then usually the attire is a bit more casual (Gavazzi, 2011). “Women have to be careful because some men may misinterpret clothing perceived as too attractive, especially in combination with the use of first names, as an invitation to a boundary crossing” (Gavazzi, 2011, Para. 2). It is appropriate for women to wear dress shirts with either a long skirt or dress pants. It is also appropriate for them to wear some type of dress shoes whether they have heels or not.
What
Kaplan University
Professor Ware
CS 204-06
7/15/2014
Being professional can mean many different things. It can mean looking professional with the way you dress or how your hair is styled. It can also mean having great interpersonal and communication skills. Another thing that can make someone seem professional is having exquisite posture. All of these things make people seem more presentable and approachable which makes them also seem professional. So, what makes a person look professional?
Choosing the Professional Law Firm job field the person pictured in the image does look professional. The reason that he looks professional is because he is dressed in appropriate attire. He has on a suit that looks pressed and is wearing a tie with it. These factors make the man look professional because it is what is expected of someone in this field to look like. The man was smiling which also makes him look like he is confident in himself, which is something that a person would look for in a professional. He has spectacular communication skills and superior posture, which helps in his professional appearance. The only thing that could be determined as looking unprofessional is that his hair is out of place. Some people could look at this as him being disheveled and not being able to handle the workload required of him.
Appropriate attire for someone working in the field of psychology is formal business attire. Unless the psychologist is working with children then usually the attire is a bit more casual (Gavazzi, 2011). “Women have to be careful because some men may misinterpret clothing perceived as too attractive, especially in combination with the use of first names, as an invitation to a boundary crossing” (Gavazzi, 2011, Para. 2). It is appropriate for women to wear dress shirts with either a long skirt or dress pants. It is also appropriate for them to wear some type of dress shoes whether they have heels or not.
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References: Gavazzi, J. (2011, June 21). Where Ethics is more than a Code. Retrieved July 15, 2014, from http://www.papsyblog.org/2011/06/what-should-i-wear-to-work.html Hosking, R. (2009). Career ladder. OfficePro, 69(8), 5-5.