DRESS MODE 101: GUIDE TO PROPER SPORTY CASUAL this category is not

ATTIRE about playing sport, but more about the

relaxed look of a spectator.
HALO EFFECT
-attractive people are more likely to be BUSINESS CASUAL is a style of dress for
perceived as kin intelligent and trustworthy a professional work environment, without
the suit and tie.
“The way you dress affects the way you are
perceived, and the way you are perceived, SMART CASUAL is a combination of
is the way you are treated” -Buck Rodgers professional and informal attire, usually
accented by a blazer and more casual
2 TYPES OF BUSINESS ATTIRE shoes.

1. Professional Casual Attire allows DRESSY CASUAL means that you don't
employees to work comfortably while have to look like you’re going to work, but
still projecting a competent qualified that true casualness isn’t appropriate for the
demeanor. occasion.
2. Traditional Business Casual Attire is
typically found in banks, hotels, and MINDING DETAILS THAT MATTERS
other corporate environments
wherein the company’s uniform is HAIR- clean cut (not touching the eyebrows,
made up of suits, neckties, and ear and back collar) with natural looking
closed shoes. color
FACE- Oil-free, groomed facial hair
When should we wear Traditional Business WELL-IRONED- free from creases and
Business Casual stains
-when presenting yourself as a leader or FLAT POCKETS- lay flat by not putting
authority figure bulky objects inside
-when attending important meetings MINIMAL JEWELRY- Leather or metal strap
- a job interview of watch, up to two rings, metal type
-negotiating a deal bracelets
-making a presentation LENGTH OF PANTS- Have at least 2-3
breaks with shoes on
ACTIVE CASUAL are clothes that require SOCKS- Dark-colored dress socks, mid
you to be physically active. Ex. jogging calf-length
suits, leggins, leopards, gym clothes. Active HAIR- Clean, neat and away from the face
Casual has NO business in the workplace FACE- Clean and oil-free with appropriate
day make-up, face eyes, cheeks and lip
RUGGED CASUAL category draws color
garments from the typical apparel of the JEWELRY- Minimal jewelry and shoal not
more outdoorsy sports like hiking, biking, make any noise; no dangling earrings, up to
backpacking, rock climbing, etc. 3 rings, metal or leather watch
WELL-IRONED- Free from creases and
stains
SKIRT LENGTH- More or less four inches - Shirt dresses, belted shirts and
above the knee when seated dresses
STOCKINGS- One shade darker than your - Jackets and shirts that flare at the
skin tone waist
SHOES- With heels, at least 70 percent foot - Skinny pants
coverage, muted color - Heels
- Bold Colors
-ID must be placed in chest area
-LAPTOP bags are more ideal than 2. INVERTED TRIANGLE
back[acks; for more professional looking What to wear?
-Avoid displaying cheap looking pens - Keep details, fuss anything that
-Necktie must touch the middle of the belt create volume to your lower half and
buckle and sync with the color of the shirt. keep your Top half clean and
-Leather in material and dark in color uncluttered
- Straight clothing lines are a natural
IMPORTANCE OF DRESS CODE to your body line
1. Unified image representation of - Create the illusion of a waist with
brand or company waist details such as a wider belt
2. It gives the message to your client
that it’s not about you, it’s about 3. ROUND/APPLE
them What to wear?
3. Makes you relatable to your client - Unconstructed jackets
THE UNIFORM - Tunic tops, smart over blouses,
- Help members of an organization loose waistcoats
project a uniform image through their - Solid dark colors on lower half
appearance - Vertical patterns
- Designs, cuts and fabric choices are - Long jewelry
in line with the image of the
company wishes to project 4. TRIANGLE/PEAR
- Should be worn correctly or else What to wear?
defeats the purpose - Jackets that fall up to the hips
- Be neat and complete - Double-breasted jackets
- Make sure uniform is crisp and well- - A-line shirts
ironed - Dark Trousers
- Snip loose threads - Avoid pleats, pockets, seams on
- Wear appropriate accessories pants and skirts
- Wear the recommended footwear
- Practice good maintenance 5. HOURGLASS
What to wear?
HOW TO DRESS YOUR BODY TYPE - Look for tops, outerwear, or
(FEMALE BODY SHAPE) dresses that accentuate your waist
- Opt for V- neck, scoop neck, or
1. RECTANGLE boat neck to flatter your bust.
What to wear?
 - Avoid pieces with extra fabric, the - Trousers comfortable loose; never
hips or bust. belted so tight
- Use belts to draw attention to your - Suspenders
waist - Pleats
- Shirts, dark, single- breasted
HOW TO DRESS YOUR BODY TYPE (5 jackets
MALE BODY TYPES) - Bow ties instead of neckties

1. RECTANGLE PROPER MAKE-UP

What to wear?
- Horizontal stripes 1. OVAL FACE
- Structured tailoring Contour: Hairline and under jawline
- Layered looks, Single breasted Highlight: Cheekbones
suits Blush: Under cheekbones or the apples
- Prints, color pops, and detailing
2. SQUARE FACE
2. INVERTED TRIANGLE Contour: Corners of hairline and corners of
What to wear? jaw
- Horizontal stripes Highlight: Cheekbones, chin, and center of
- Slim-fit shirts forehead
- Slim cotton polo shirt Blush: Under Cheekbones
- Regular V-neck T-shirts
- Straight-leg trousers and jeans 3. HEART FACE
jackets Contour: Temples and the center of your
chin
3. TRAPEZOID Highlight:Jawline
What to wear? Blush: Cheekbones or the apples
- Tailored trousers
- Vertical stripes shirt 4. ROUND FACE
- Blazer or suit jacket Contour: Temples and under cheekbones
- Neckties Highlight: Chin and the center of forehead
Blush: Under cheekbones
4. TRIANGLE
What to wear? 5. OBLONG FACE
- Tailored patterned blazers Contour: Temples, top of hairline, sides of
- Vertical stripes jawline and under chin
- Jackets with structured shoulders Highlight: Center of your forehead
- Single-breasted suits Blush: Apples if the cheeks
- Brighter color panels
Dress for the job you want, not for the job
you have.
5. OVAL
What to wear? PROPER GROOMING
Body odor is what you smell when your - Make sure to wash your
sweat comes in contact with the bacteria on armpits before putting
your skin deodorant
- Read instructions before
How to combat body odor; applying
- Take a bath or shower everyday - Deodorant masks odor, it
-Wash your clothes regularly and make sure kills bacteria causing odor
wear clean ones - Antiperspirant eliminates
-Try to avoid strong-smelling foods that may odor causing sweat
seep through your pores
-Put on an antiperspirant at bedtime. Many 4. Trim your nails
antiperspirant preparations also contain a - Soften the nails first after
deodorant, which helps to mask the smell. taking a bath
- Disinfect nail cutter
THE BASICS OF PROPER GROOMING - To trim your fingernails, cut
almost straight across the
1. Take a Bath nail
- 2x a day, morning and - Smooth uneven or rough
evening edges using a nail file or
- Use a loofah(once a week) emery board
- Use shampoo and - Do not nail-bite
conditioner(add moisture and - Long fingernails in the
nourishment to the hair) workplace is a big no
- Facial wash is a must - For ladies you can use clear,
- Make sure to rinse through light, or beige colors for nail
polish
2. Brushing your teeth
- 3x a day, morning, noon, and 5. Putting perfume or cologne
evening or after meals - Don’t rub perfume into your
- Bring with you a purse or a skin
small bag to put your - Spray it onto your pulse
toothbrush and toothpaste points
- Brush your teeth for 2 - It’s places like the inside of
minutes your wrists, inner elbows,
- Use a soft toothbrush below your belly button,
- Put a pea-sized amount of behind your earlobes, and
toothpaste the back of your knees
- Use circular motions in - You can put it in your clothes
brushing your teeth but only when there is no
strong smelling fabric
3. Use deodorant or tawas softener
- It can be either deodorant - Put perfume after you
spray or stick shower
 6. Brushing your hair their peers. They find it pleasant to work in
- Dry your hair before companies that value diversity, push for
brushing, microfiber towel is inclusion, and establish a positive company
better culture that acknowledges social issues and
- A wide-toothed comb is also promotes equality inside and outside the
a good option to use on wet workplace.
hair
- Use the comb or brush on Call for cause-driven initiatives
the very ends of your hair With digital media, more cause-driven
first projects and awareness initiatives can reach
audiences, especially the young ones.
For men; Because of this, 60% of Gen Zers want jobs
- Use hair styling products such as that enable them to make a change and
wax, hair gel, 0r pomade leave a positive impact on people’s lives as
- Get a professional-looking well as on local or global communities.
haircut(sometimes a stylist is better
than a barber) Ready for global standards.
- Get a haircut based on your face The country’s first batch of Filipino students
shape under the K-12 academic system has just
recently graduated in 2018. The majority of
For ladies; them went through specialized training in
- Tie your hair, opt for an elegant or areas such as Science Technology
professional-looking hairstyle Engineering and Mathematics and IT. This
- Make sure you redo your hairsty;e means their K-12 education prepared them
after lunchtime(before duty starts) enough for the workplace.
- Pin your long bangs when working
- Get a haircut based on your face Shape influential behavior.
shape Gen Zers aren’t scared to celebrate their
individuality and appear to be more realistic
Louisian Work Immersion Students: and career-minded compared to millennials.
Upholding GEM Attributes, Navigating Even at a relatively young age, they’re clear
the Demands of the Modern Workplace about who they are, what they want to be,
with Creativity and Innovation and how they want others to see them.

WHAT NOW? More technological involvement at work.

“One of the oddest things about being Research shows that Filipino Gen Zers are
grown-up was looking back at something the most confident when it comes to their
you thought you knew and finding out the tech-savviness . Gen Z understands how
truth of it was completely different from what technology can transform the way we work
you had always believed.” and live. Technology is highly integrated
into their lifestyles and working styles.
Diversity at its core.
Generation Z are more comfortable and Create a more collaborative work
mindful of talking about social issues with environment.
Gen Z young professionals grew up in a
collaborative educational environment. This REALITY
means they’ll likely carry this trait when they
step into a work setting. A study shows that PEOPLE
80% of Filipino Gen Z workers expect to Employees have the capability to work
learn on the job from their colleagues. flexibly and productively in the digital
modern workplace. They are supported by
According to Forbes, workplaces in 2023 leaders and cultures that help them succeed
will be more diverse, distributed and virtual in this dynamic environment.
than ever before. Corporations and even
smaller organizations will learn to adapt in PLACE
order to cater for shifting employee Employees can work flexibly, anywhere at
expectations in the wake of the post- any time. Their offices support a
pandemic “new normal”. collaborative, dynamic design and their
policies support flexible work at work, home
IDEALS or with customers.

Employee wellness TECHNOLOGY

The hectic pace of modern life has Employees are empowered with technology
contributed to a rise in anxiety and to enable them to succeed in this
depression. Calls for self-care and environment, allowing collaborative work
employee health have increased as wherever they may go.
awareness of mental illness and work stress
has grown. The global pandemic crisis COMPETENCY AND COMPETITION WILL
magnified the need for employee wellness ALWAYS TAKE THE PEAK!
initiatives.
1. Get out of your comfort zone
Multi-functional workspaces When you step out of your comfort zone,
Within the next few years, companies will you'll be presented with new situations you
minimize office space and make the wouldn't typically come across. The more
remaining places of work more flexible and you do this, the better you'll be able to
multi-functional. exhibit flexibility and assess how best to
approach new scenarios.
Diversity and Inclusion
As awareness of injustices spreads, so 2. Be a better listener
does society’s call for fair and safe The better listener you are, the better you'll
workplaces and practices. Demands for be able to understand how a situation
companies to appoint more women and should be handled allowing you to resolve
people of color to positions of leadership, any conflict or change with ease, produce
greater awareness of mental health in the the best response and create a more
workplace, organizations outwardly positive environment for all involved.
supporting the LGBTQ+ rights movement,
and more accommodations for 3. Ask questions
professionals with disabilities.
One of the greatest ways to learn "In" vs. "On":
adaptability is to not only observe but
actively seek advice from others who excel The prepositions "in" and "on" are frequently
in this area. Make sure your questions are used in English and can sometimes cause
professional and well thought out. confusion. Here are some general
guidelines for their usage:
4. Be willing to make mistakes
Though making a mistake can be "In" is used to indicate being inside a space
disheartening, it also provides you with or within the limits of something.
various opportunities. s. The better you are Example: She is sitting in the classroom.
at embracing your mistakes, the more
adaptable you'll be at managing the fallout. "On" is used to indicate being on the
surface of something or having contact with
5. Find the positive it.
Focus on the positive. This will allow you to Example: The book is on the table.
change your mindset and pay attention to
the positives. Consider what you're able to However, there are also specific cases
take away from these situations and be where "in" or "on" should be used. Here are
optimistic about the future. some examples:

6. Learn from your coworkers Use "in" when referring to cities, countries,
Consider the way they showcase their and large regions.
adaptability in certain situations and how Example: I live in New York. He grew up in
you can apply those same concepts. It can Australia.
also be beneficial to ask them for any tips
they can provide you with in this area. Use "on" when referring to streets, avenues,
and specific locations.
7. Find balance in your life Example: The store is on Main Street. The
The more balanced you are, the more party is on the rooftop.
grounded and clear-headed you'll be to
handle impending change. Make sure Use "in" when referring to periods of time.
you're taking the time to evaluate the Example: I will see you in a few hours. She
various parts of your life and the time you was born in 1990.
devote to them individually.
Use "on" when referring to days and dates.
8. Practice emotional intelligence Example: The meeting is on Monday. His
Make sure you're in control of your birthday is on December 15th.
emotions and are aware of the emotions of
those around you. This will help you shape "They're," "Their," and "There":
your behavior and response to certain
workplace changes and situations. These three words sound alike but have
different meanings and uses. Let's break
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY them down:
"They're" is a contraction of "they are." Articles (a, an, the):
Example: They're going to the movies
tonight. "A" is used before words that begin with a
consonant sound.
"Their" is a possessive pronoun used to Example: I saw a car on the street.
show ownership or belonging to multiple "An" is used before words that begin with a
people. vowel sound.
Example: They left their coats at the Example: She is an exceptional student.
restaurant. "The" is used when referring to a specific
noun that both the speaker and the listener
"There" is used to indicate a location or to are familiar with.
introduce a sentence. Example: The cat is sleeping on the couch.
Example: The park is over there. There is a
problem with the computer. Verb Tenses:

It's important to note that these words are Present Simple: Used to describe general
not interchangeable, so be careful when truths, habits, or actions that occur
using them. regularly.
Example: The sun rises in the east.
"Your" vs. "You're":
Present Continuous: Used to describe
"Your" is a possessive pronoun, indicating actions happening at the present moment.
something belongs to you. Example: I am studying for my exam.
Example: Is this your book?
"You're" is a contraction of "you are." Past Simple: Used to describe completed
Example: You're doing a great job! actions in the past.
Example: They went to the beach
"Its" vs. "It's": yesterday.

"Its" is a possessive pronoun, indicating Past Continuous: Used to describe actions

something belongs to it. that were in progress at a specific time in
Example: The dog wagged its tail. the past.
"It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has." Example: She was cooking dinner when the
Example: It's raining outside. It's been a phone rang.
long day.
Future Simple: Used to express actions that
Subject-Verb Agreement: will happen in the future.
Example: We will have a meeting tomorrow.
Ensure that the subject of a sentence
agrees with the verb in terms of number Comparative and Superlative Adjectives:
(singular or plural).
Example: She sings beautifully. They sing in Comparative: Used to compare two things.
a choir. Example: He is taller than his brother.
Superlative: Used to compare three or more Example: He watches TV. (base form:
things. watch)
Example: She is the smartest student in the Example: She fixes the car. (base form: fix)
class. Exceptions and Irregular Verbs:

Active and Passive Voice: Some verbs have irregular forms in the
third-person singular.
Active Voice: The subject performs the Example: He has a dog. (base form: have)
action. Example: She goes to school. (base form:
Example: She wrote the letter. go)
Passive Voice: The subject receives the It's important to learn the irregular verbs and
action. their corresponding forms.
Example: The letter was written by her. Verb Agreement with Pronouns:

Conditional Sentences: When using pronouns other than the third-

person singular (I, you, we, they), or when
Zero Conditional: Used to describe general using plural nouns, do not add "s" to the
truths or facts. verb.
Example: If you heat ice, it melts. Example: They play soccer. (no "s" added)
Example: We eat dinner together. (no "s"
First Conditional: Used to describe possible added)
events or actions in the future. Negative Sentences and Questions:
Example: If it rains, we will stay indoors.
In negative sentences and questions, the
Second Conditional: Used to describe verb form does not change, even when
hypothetical or unlikely situations in the using the third-person singular.
present or future. Example (negative): He does not like
Example: If I had more money, I would buy chocolate. (not "likes")
a car. Example (question): Does she play the
guitar? (not "plays")
Third Conditional: Used to describe Remember to use the appropriate verb form
hypothetical situations in the past. based on the subject and tense of the
Example: If she had studied harder, she sentence. Regular practice will help you
would have passed the exam. become more comfortable with using the
correct verb endings.
Present Simple Tense:
Note: This guide specifically focuses on the
For most verbs, add "s" to the base form of present simple tense and the addition
the verb when using the third-person
singular. "Has":
Example: She plays the piano. (base form:
play) "Has" is the third-person singular form of the
However, if the verb ends in "s," "x," "z," present perfect tense. It is used with
"ch," or "sh," add "es" instead of just "s."
singular nouns and the pronouns "he," Example: She has been working on her
"she," and "it." project all day.
Example: She has finished her homework. It is formed by using the present tense of
"Has" can also be used to form the present "have" (depending on the subject) and the
perfect tense in positive statements. past participle of "be" (which is "been").
Example: I have seen that movie before.
It indicates an action or state that started in "Had been":
the past and has a connection to the
present. "Had been" is the past perfect continuous
tense. It expresses an ongoing action or
"Had": state that started in the past and continued
up until another point in the past.
"Had" is the past tense and past participle Example: He had been living in that city for
form of the verb "have." five years before he moved.
Example: They had a great time at the It is formed by using the past tense of
party. "have" (had) and the past participle of "be"
"Had" is used in past perfect tense, (been).
indicating an action or state that occurred
before another action in the past. “At”
Example: By the time I arrived, they had
already left. The word "at" has multiple uses in English
It can also be used in the past perfect grammar. Here are some common ways it is
continuous tense. used:
Example: She had been studying all night Preposition of location: "At" is used to
before the exam. indicate a specific location or position.
Example:
"Have": She is waiting at the bus stop.
The party is at John's house.
"Have" is the base form of the verb used Preposition of time: "At" is used to indicate a
with plural nouns and the pronouns "I," specific time.
"you," "we," and "they" in the present tense. Example:
Example: We have a meeting at 3 p.m. The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the
It is also used to form the present perfect conference room.
tense. I usually have breakfast at 7 o'clock in the
Example: They have visited Paris multiple morning.
times. Preposition in expressions of rate, speed, or
frequency: "At" is used to express a rate,
speed, or frequency.
"Have been": Example:
The car was traveling at 100 miles per hour.
"Have been" is the present perfect He speaks at a very fast pace.
continuous tense. It indicates an ongoing The alarm clock goes off at regular
action or state that started in the past and intervals.
continues into the present.
Preposition in expressions of price or cost:
"At" is used to indicate the price or cost of
something.
Example:
The shirt is on sale at $20.
Tickets for the concert are priced at $50
each.
Preposition in expressions of aim or
purpose: "At" is used to express the aim or
purpose of an action.
Example:
He threw the ball at the target.
She aimed her speech at raising awareness
about climate change.
Preposition in expressions of skill or
proficiency: "At" is used to indicate a skill or
proficiency in a particular area.
Example:
He is excellent at playing the piano.
She is skilled at solving complex math
problems.