Transcript Career Awareness - Westinghouse College Prep

Career Awareness
How Can You Get Ready for the
World of Work?
Bellringer
• How do you greet your friends? What
do you say and do?
• Members of your family?
• How would you greet someone
interviewing you for a job? What would
this look like?
What is Etiquette?
• According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary,
“the conduct or procedure required or
prescribed… by authority to be observed in
social or official life”
• Example: The woman exhibited poor
etiquette when she left the party without
saying goodbye to the host
• What does etiquette have to do with the
bellringer? What does this mean in your life?
Etiquette in the
workplace
• “Etiquette, manners, and cross cultural, or intercultural
communication have become critical elements required for
all International and Global Business executives,
managers, and employees” from the School of
Management at the University of Texas at Dallas website.
• Appearance-
includes dress, clothing, body language,
and gestures
• Behavior-
includes customs, protocol, negotiation, and
general behavioral guidelines.
• Communicationand conversation.
includes greetings, introductions,
Appearance
• What is the appropriate attire for a job interview?
• What is the inappropriate attire for a job interview?
• Whether we like it or not, people will make assumptions
and draw conclusions about us, based on our outward
appearance.
• Recommendation: better to be overdressed than
underdressed!
Attire
• For a job interview, business formal
dress should be worn
Men- Dark business suit･matching vest (optional)･dress
shirt･conservative tie･dressy leather shoes and dark
dress socks
Women- Suit･business-style dress･dress with a jacket･
stockings (optional in summer)･heels, low or high
• Hair should be neatly styled
• No strong cologne, perfume, or bright makeup
Business Formal
Behavior
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Be aware of your environment
Greet people warmly
Make eye contact
Give a firm handshake
Smile
Accept directions
Verbal Communication
• Refer to people by their official titles
unless they state otherwise
• Use “please” and “thank you”
• Use Standard English Language
Why is this important?
• Don’t interrupt
• Listen
• Use the vernacular of the field
Written/Electronic
Communication
• Is the email address
[email protected] appropriate for
business communication? Why or why not?
• Do not use abbreviations like “U” “R” “4”
“Y?” “becuz”
• Always start the email with the person’s
name and end with a signature
• Beware of posting personal/inappropriate
content on social networking sites ie.
Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace!
Activity
• In pairs, please complete the following
worksheet
References
• About Website (n.d.) Business Formal Dress Code. Retrieved
from
http://humanresources.about.com/od/dresscodesforwork/ig/
Business-Formal-Dress-Code
• Emily Post Website (2010). Attire Guide. Retrieved from
http://www.emilypost.com/your-personal-image/69-attireguide-dress-codes.
• School of Managament Website. International Business
Etiquette and Manners. Retrieved from
http://som.utdallas.edu/online_mba/glemba