Articles of Interest - Dress for Success
The articles in this section relate to workplace wardrobe and appearance issues. SDSU Career Services also offers a Dress for Success workshop. To see the latest workshop schedule, visit our homepage and look for the workshop schedule link or log in to your Aztec Career Connection account and visit the Events page.
If you come across an article - online or in print - you think we should add to this section, please email Yiftach Levy at ylevy@mail.sdsu.edu with a link or pointer to the article.
Too tattooed to work?
At Sara Champion's previous job as a project engineer for one of the country's top construction firms, visible tattoos for professional staff were against company policy...(read entire article)
A College Punishes Business Majors Who Dress Sloppy
In hopes of better preparing its business students for office life, Illinois State University is penalizing marketing majors who don't obey a dress code, reports Sarah Kliff on Newsweek's Web site. Female students are expected to wear khakis, slacks or dresses and skirts of a modest length. For men...(read entire article)
Appearance Still Matters Despite Casual Dress Codes
In corporate offices across America, casual dress codes can spell costly chaos...(read entire article)
Bargain-Hunting for Interview Fashions
Liz Friedman hasn't worn her old interview suit since she graduated from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. And now, seven years (and two kids) later, Friedman, lead marketing manager for Microsoft, wonders if it would still fit. ..(read entire article)
Look Stylish This Summer
As an entrepreneur, you're a trendsetter, a risk-taker, a pioneer. So why not look the part?...(read entire article)
What (Not) to Wear to Work
I draw the line at flip-flops. the prevailing dress code at my office and those of many white collar workers in the U.S. could be defined as business casual--if any of us knew what the heck that meant...... (read entire article)
If you have any resources you'd like to see added to this site, or any other comments, please contact Yiftach Levy at ylevy@mail.sdsu.edu.