Dress to Impress

Two of the focuses of this week we’re learning how to dress professionally and working on my second research assessment. During the professional dress presentation, I real\ized that there were a lot more factors that go into dressing than I thought such as nail color, jewelry, makeup, and even the placement of where the slit is in a skirt. By learning the principles of professional dress, I also learned the importance of first impressions and how it is crucial to the start of any good membership. A first impression can make or break a potential connection so I made sure to pay good attention so that I can be a strong mentee. As I can be a bit shy and soft-spoken when it comes to new people, I will try to be alert, confident and make my presence clear during my interviews. Some of the things that I want to work on are my initial introduction, maintaining good eye contact, projecting my voice, and having a strong handshake. I did my second research assessment and this article gave me so many ideas for what I could do for my original work proposal. I also made a resume which I plan to go back in later and revise to perfect. I still face many of the same challenges as I did last week with vocabulary and terminology, but this is something that I plan to take slowly. I am now looking to make connections to end off a successful week.