Professional Skills

" How to Tie a Tie "               While wearing professional business attire, a tie is a must. It provides a professional look to a person. However, wearing tie is an art. A person needs to master it in order to wear  it properly. There are various types of tie-knots that are used by business professionals. However, the most common tie-knot used by the business professionals is the Windsor knot. To tie the Windsor knot, you need to select a tie, stand in front of a mirror, and perform the following steps. 1. The wide end “A” should extend about 12 inches below end “B”. Cross end “A”  over end “B”, as shown in the following figure. 2. Bring end “A” up through the loop between the collar and your tie, as shown in  the following figure. 3. Pull end “A” down, underneath end “B” and to the right, as shown in the  following figure. 4. Pull end “A” back through the loop and to the right, as shown in the following figure. 5. Bring end “A” acro

Professional Business Attire for Men              You need to wear professional business attire for events such as business meetings, seminars, or interviews. Professional business attire for men consists of: A two- or three-buttoned suit :  A conservative, two-piece business suit, in natural fiber is the perfect professional attire for men. Fitting is important. If required get it stitched. Sleeves should not be too long. Ideally, they should extend two and a half centimeters past your wrist bone. Similarly, trousers should not be too high or too long. Further, ensure that your trousers are not too tight or too loose. Preferably wear anti-crease material because it always looks fresh. Never select flashy colors. Use colors such as dark navy, charcoal gray,dark brown, or black in pinstripe or solid. Collared shirt:  A collared, button-down shirt (a shirt having the ends of its collars fastened down by buttons) is an essential part of your professional at

" Personal Cleanliness and Hygiene "                   The appearance begins with personal cleanliness. Parents always teach their children about basic hygiene that should be maintained. For example, a mother scolds her child when he/she eats food without washing hands. Similarly, she ensures that her child brushes twice a day, bathes daily, and wears clean clothes. However, when the child grows up, he/she has to take care of his/her personal cleanliness and hygiene. If these habits are ignored, it can: Create an embarrassing situation:   Ignoring personal cleanliness and hygiene can create embarrassing situations. Consider a situation. Sunoj works as a customer service representative at SM Retail. One day he went to attend the inauguration function of a new retail store. The employer instructed all the employees to remove their shoes because it was an auspicious occasion. When Sunoj removed his shoes, a bad smell put off all the colleagues. It was so ba

1 ) Definite Techniques  :         Improving or developing one’s personality with respect to different requirements, is an important characteristic of a smart person. Every person aims at improving his/her personality. But, how does one achieve it is an important question to be answered?         There are certain definite techniques which can be utilised for the improvement of your personality in the framework of the social setting. You can easily practice these techniques to spruce up your personality. According to Geoffrey A. Dudley,             You can use the following general principles of habit formation that can be applied to the various habits to improve your personality: (i) Concentrate on one activity at a time: (ii) Understand what you are and why: (iii) Now, think about a person who lacks confidence: (iv) View yourself becoming what you want to be in the future: (v) Suggest to yourself that you can be what you imagine: (vi) Perform the part you want