LESSON PLAN – Dressing For Work
LESSON PLAN – Dressing For Work
Theme – Using Self Presentation Skills
CAREER SKILLS – Career Management
KEY SKILLS – Communication, Problem Solving, Improving Own Learning & Performance
WORK RELATED LEARNING – Learning For Work, Learning About Work
COMPETENCIES –
SUGGESTED SUBJECT AREA – Personal Development, Social Studies, English
Learning Outcomes
By completing this task students will be able to:
• Identify appropriate dress for interviews.
• Make suitable preparations for their appearance when they go out into the world of work.
Preparation and Materials
• Copies of Activity Sheets (1) and (2) “Dressing For Work” for each student.
• Copies of Teachers’ Notes for reference.
• Blackboard/flipchart.
Method
1. Explain the aims of the lesson using the learning outcomes on Activity Sheet (1).
2. Follow the introduction to the lesson and activities suggested on the Teachers’ Notes.
3. Write up Acceptable and Unacceptable examples on the blackboard/flipchart – ask the students for other examples.
4. Give out Activity Sheet (1) and go through it with the class before asking the students to complete it individually.
5. Give out Activity Sheet (2) and go through it with the class before asking students to complete the final tasks.
6. Ask for feedback from the students about their responses and discuss.
7. Use the Teachers’ Notes to explain how wrong impressions can be and how important it is to make that first impression a good one!
8. Conclusion – it may be a bore to dress appropriately but it certainly pays off in the long run.
9. Ask the students what they have learned from the lesson.
10. Summarise the main learning outcomes.
TEACHERS’ NOTES – Dressing For Work
Key Points For Discussion
• The first impression you give someone is always important. In an interview, employers will ask questions to find out about you but they will also form an impression of you by your general appearance.
• When students start work experience/work they should find out what clothes are considered most suitable and appropriate for the job they will be doing.
• This should be one of their first questions when they make their pre-placement visit to the company.
Guidelines and appearance
|Acceptable |Unacceptable |
|Always look clean |Dirty fingernails, unwashed hair, scruffy shoes |
|Be conventional |Hairstyles, jewelry, make-up should NOT stand out |
|Never wear jeans for an interview |You may need or be allowed to wear them for your job but it is |
| |best NOT to wear them for your first meeting, visit or interview |
Ask the group for other examples of acceptable and unacceptable appearance.
First impressions
• Explain that impressions can be wrong.
• What a person wears is not always a reliable expression of their personality.
• However what a person wears does create an impression – right or wrong people will often decide about you after seeing you once.
• You could be excellent, the best, number 1 at your job but if you do not wear the right clothes appropriately – you won’t necessarily get the position.
Learning Outcomes: By completing this task you will be able to:
• Identify appropriate dress for interviews.
• Make suitable preparations for your appearance on work experience or when going out to work.
ACTIVITY SHEET (1) – Dressing For Work
Read carefully the following passage.
It is a fact that people form an impression of you from what you are wearing. This may not seem to be fair and can lead to some wrong assumptions. Look at the pictures of the people on this page. What do you think these people do as a job if they have one! Write the captions to each illustration as you invent their jobs.
ACTIVITY SHEET (2) – Dressing For Work
Task B
List three jobs for each person who may wear a suit:
| |Job 1 |Job 2 |Job 3 |
|A suit | | | |
|A uniform | | | |
|A tracksuit | | | |
|An overall | | | |
Task C
Explain why you think that each type of dress is most suitable for that work.
| |Suitable for: |Because… |
|A suit | | |
|A uniform | | |
|A tracksuit | | |
|An overall | | |
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ANSWERS TO TASK A
1. He is in fact a very important and influential man in one of the leading manufacturing companies in Canada. He works very hard all week but enjoys working on racing cars in his spare time.
2. This lady has just been for an interview for a job as a car mechanic at a Ford garage. She did not know what to wear but decided on something smart and feminine. Did she do right do you think?
3. This lady is a very important and influential director of a national company selling casual fashion wear. She usually dresses up in a smart business suit for her work, especially when this involves meetings with the bank and buyers, but today she is visiting one of the factories producing sweatshirts like the one she is wearing. Do you think she should have worn her smart suit for the visit?
4. He works in an advertising company and meets a lot of clients who are influenced by his professional attitude made more striking by his appearance. He is successful because he gets a lot of custom. He puts this down to the fact that he is not sloppy about his appearance and his customers think this is reflected in his work. Should your appearance influence other people?
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