Professional Appearance

Your instant business card

Whenever you meet someone new your professional appearance speaks volumes. It is your business card before you even had chance to hand a physical one over. What you wear and how you present yourself to the world communicates who you are and what you stand for. More importantly it says a lot about how trustworthy and even how successful you are.

Perhaps you think that investing time into your appearance is a frivolous pursuit, however you would be wrong. Depending on who you ask it takes as little as 3-7 seconds for someone to make up their mind about you. Being dressed appropriately can help you win that contract or get the promotion you so desperately want.

So the question isn’t whether you can afford to invest in your appearance, but rather: Can you afford not to?

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