Differences of Personal & Organizational Grooming
If you're looking for employment, it's time to evaluate both your personal and organizational grooming. Obviously, how you take care of yourself is your personal grooming. Organizational grooming does not focus on your hygiene, , but does focus on your behavior. Organizational grooming are the steps that you take to prepare yourself to fit into a new role. Both traits are evaluated in an interview and create an interviewer's first impression of you.
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Personal Grooming - Clothing
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The old adage, "you never get a second chance to make a first impression," is very true when it comes to your clothing. When preparing for an interview, always choose your clothing carefully. Just because you're interviewing for an outdoor company where everyone wears shorts and sandals to work, does not mean you should do the same for your interview. Instead, be sure to present a thoughtful, clean, conservative appearance. This is not the time to make a fashion statement. Keep your accessories understated, choose a muted tie, iron your outfit, and make sure your shoes are clean and shined.
Personal Grooming - Hygiene
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Personal hygiene is a big part of personal grooming and includes keeping your hair trimmed, showering, brushing your teeth, cutting your nails, shaving, and removing unwanted visible body hair. You should practice good personal hygiene on a daily basis, not just for the purposes of an interview. However, when you are preparing for an interview, be especially diligent in the way that you present yourself. You want to look, clean, groomed, and smell good.
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Organizational Grooming --Culture
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Organizational grooming's big picture approach is focused on ensuring that you fit into a new job culture. This kind of grooming varies greatly depending on the type of industry that you work in. Organizational grooming first teaches the basics like personal grooming, it then goes on to teach about proper dress codes, behavior, work schedules, as well as tips for getting ahead.
Organizational Grooming -- Job Training
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Organizational Grooming also has a job-specific approach that focuses on the specifics required to succeed in your new job. These will include things like communication skills; i.e. how to address peers, supervisors, and employees. In addition, job specific organizational grooming also addresses what skills are required to succeed in your new job. If you are in a management role, this often includes a great deal of training about the company's mission, standards, and core values.
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