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What Is Appropriate Business Casual?

Business casual is a condition fraught with danger for the woman who aspires to a high level or public position. In many companies jeans are acceptable to wear on Friday’s. Don’t fall into the trap. Set yourself a part, by dressing more casual than normal but not casual enough to be shopping at the mall or hanging with friends.

In days of ole (back in the 1950’s and 1960’s) a company who was planning on hiring an executive (male of course) would arrange a dinner invitation for both the prospective employee and the wife. Plenty of liquor would be served, and the entire process was anything but a friendly get together. Many a career was sabotaged before it even started. In many ways Business Casual has taken the place of that archaic custom. Even if you think your position isn’t visible, you walk through the door, go to the ladies room, eat in the company cafeteria or go to the snack room. You are seen. Never has it been more important that you apply your individual Fashion Fit Formula solution to your casual business clothing. Business sloppy is not business casual. You are being judged continually,.. How would this employee appear and handle herself at an informal business event with an important client? While these words are not spoken, they are thought.

Your ability to get promoted frequently depends upon your interaction with employees in other parts of your company. Get known even if your current job doesn’t put you in direct contact with people outside of your department. Say hello, to someone you don’t know when on the elevator etc. Ask their name and where they work. They will then have to do the same! You will make a great impression with your perfectly proportioned casual business wardrobe!