1. Well Dress
Dressing for the workplace has always been more complicated for women than men. After the women’s movement of the 1970s, women’s demand for workplace equality manifested itself through attire that resembled their male counterparts. During the 1980s, women projected their seriousness and competency through a wardrobe of dark suits with big shoulder pads accompanied with blouses and floppy bow ties. They eventually dropped that armor and began wearing brighter colors, dresses and separates. Often, though, the softer styles were misinterpreted as too sexy or not serious enough.
Most of the problematic dress-code situations arise from women’s clothing, says Susan Strauss, a workplace consultant in Burnsville, Minn. “I never hear anything about men’s attire.”
Last summer, a woman at Ferland wore a long but sheer skirt to work, and management though it was too revealing, despite the bike shorts underneath it.
2. Communications Skills
It’s easy to gather information to help you answer this question. Your first stop should be the company website (especially the ‘About Us’ section), followed by LinkedIn (most organisations have a ‘company page’). It can also help to look for the latest news about the company – just do a Google search and select the ‘News’ tag (underneath the search bar) to see where the business has been mentioned across various news sites and publications. And of course it’s always worth asking around within your own network too!