What should you wear #shorts

26 Jul 2022 · 1 min

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TJ Walker advises that clothing functions as nonverbal communication and should be chosen to send the message you want in contexts like job interviews, business meetings, Zoom calls, and social events. He recommends being comfortable but intentional—e.g., avoid suits in high-tech settings but wear them for law-firm partner aspirations—and often suggests a nondescript, professional look so listeners focus on your words.

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What should you wear on a job interview? A business meeting? A zoom call? A social engagement? Well, I don't want you to be uncomfortable, but keep in mind what you wear is communication. It's communicating the same way a smile or a frown is. What you wear is sending a message to people of who you want them to think you are. I'm wearing this shirt now in part because I don't really want you to think about what I'm wearing. But I just want to seem somewhat nondescript and professional so you can focus on my word. Different industries have different norms. If you're going to a high tech meeting, don't wear a suit and tie. If you want to be a partner at a law firm, you may have to wear a suit and tie or expensive business dress. Realize everything you wear or don't wear is sending a message. Follow the TJ Walker habit.