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STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE FAIR
IF WEARING CASUAL ATTIRE!!

• No Jeans
• No T-Shirts
• No Mini Skirts
• No Shorts
• No Flip Flops/Slippers

| Dos for Women | Don'ts for Women | Dos & Don'ts for Men |
| First Impressions Count | Business Casual | Other Resources |

Dos for Women:

• Do - wear a suit (skirt or pants)
• Do - wear closed toe shoes
• Do - wear nylons
• Do - wear a neat and well-groomed hairstyle
  and fingernails
• Do - clean and polish your shoes

Don'ts for Women:

• Don't - wear a mini skirt
• Don't - wear sandals or slippers
  (or any open toed shoe)
• Don't - wear overbearing perfume
• Don't - wear visible body piercing beyond conservative earrings
• Don't - wear excessive jewelry or make-up
• Don't - chew gum, candy or have any other object in your mouth
• Don't wear wild nail polish

Dos & Don'ts for Men:

• Do - wear a suit (or at least business casual)
• Do - wear a neat and well-groomed hairstyle and fingernails
• Do - clean and polish your shoes
• Do - wear dark colored socks
• Don't - wear overbearing cologne
• Don't - wear visible body piercings
• Don't - chew gum, candy or have any other object in your mouth
• Don’t - wear loud, silly, or ugly tie
• Don't Wear Out of Date Suits
• Don't Wear leather jackets
• Don't Wear white socks with dark-colored shoes

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT

Career Fairs and Forums at Florida International University should be considered in the same manner as a formal interview. We strongly advise that you wear formal business attire, or at least, business casual. The career fair or forum is an opportunity to meet the employer or recruiter face to face and your attire will say volumes about you and this University which you represent.

Image is crucial at a career fair-maybe even more important than at a normal interview since decisions are made much more quickly. Students wearing t-shirts and shorts are not taken as seriously as those dressed professionally. As for your accessories, leave the backpack at home and opt for a briefcase instead.
A briefcase gives you a mini-office from which to operate. It will provide storage for your resumes, cover letters and transcripts. It also provides a cleaner look for carrying the brochures you collect at each table, rather than the typical plastic career fair bag.

Appropriate attire supports your image as a person who takes the interview process seriously and understands the nature of the industry in which you are trying to become employed.

If you are unsure about what to wear for any employer event - whether a career fair/forum or an employer presentation, please ask one of the Career Services staff about attire for the function you will be attending. It is never wrong to politely inquire about appropriate attire.