What Is the Importance of Being Well-Groomed for an Interview?
　　HR專家支招：面試四寶
　　It's easier to make a strong impression in 30 seconds or less when you are well-groomed for your interview. Job seekers who brush up on their ability to showcase their expertise during what could be a harrowing experience that few people actually enjoy also must pay attention to the impression they make visually. Being well-groomed can possibly make or break your chance of getting the job you want.
　　面試時，得體的儀容儀表很容易就可以在30秒內給人以深刻的印象。求職者都拼命粉飾自己的專業技能、努力展示自己的工作經驗，其實你們不知道不少面試者是比較重視視覺效果享受的。得體的儀容儀表很可能會幫助你得到心儀的工作。
　　1. Confidence
　　1. 自信
　　As a well-groomed job seeker, you're more likely to come across with more confidence during your interview. When you are more confident, you're able to articulate your skills and qualifications in a manner that impresses the recruiter or hiring manager. Clothing, good hygiene and a professional appearance enhance self-assuredness and confidence. The consequence of poor grooming is that the interviewer's attention is on your appearance rather than your skills and qualifications. Being well-groomed complements your qualifications instead of drawing attention to non-job-related factors, such as what you're wearing.
　　作為一個儀容儀表得體的求職者，面試過程中一定要展示出自信的一面。當你自信滿滿時，便可以用得體的行為舉止、清晰地將你的技能和資格展示給面試者，給人以深刻的印象。得體的衣著、干凈專業的外表會讓你對自己更加確定，更加自信。不合格的儀容儀表會將面試者的注意力轉移到你的外表上，而忽略了你的技能和資格。良好的儀容儀表可以為你的能力錦上添花，將面試者的注意力從你的衣著這些與工作技能無關的事上轉移開。
　　2. Professionalism
　　2. 專業
　　An impressive, well-groomed appearance shows you are either adept at dressing for the occasion or that you took the time to research the company culture. The adage "dress to impress" is partially true. However, showing up for your afternoon interview in a three-piece suit on a sweltering summer day could depict you as stuffy rather than someone who simply asks the recruiter about the company's dress code. Good grooming goes hand-in-hand with the actual attire you select for your interview.
　　可以給人深刻印象的、良好的儀容儀表可以展示你擅長根據不同的場合裝扮自己的能力、或是花了時間調查公司文化。“人靠衣裝”這句話是不無道理的!然而，如果你在一個悶熱的夏季下午身著西裝三件套去面試，會給人古板的感覺，還不如直接詢問面試者其公司的衣著要求。得體的儀容儀表與你為面試所挑選的衣服密不可分。
　　3. Pride
　　3. 以自己為驕傲
　　Being well-groomed for an interview demonstrates pride in your appearance. Recruiters who detect pride in the way you dress for an important meeting also may see that you'll demonstrate the same characteristics in performing your job duties. It also signals that you are serious about your career and that you take the necessary steps to prepare for a meeting that could be the beginning of a long and rewarding career or a jump-start in a new field.
　　面試時得體的儀容儀表會讓你通過外表展示你以自己為傲的態度。當時面試者認為你會因為一次重要的會面選擇衣著來展示你的驕傲時，他會認為你在工作中也會如此。
　　4. Respect
　　4. 尊重
　　Arriving at your interview well-groomed and appropriately dressed demonstrates your respect for the recruiter, the company and the meeting itself. Respectful job seekers usually are regarded as consummate professionals and, therefore, considered suitable candidates to advance through the selection process. Interviewees who ignore convention and show up to their interviews like they rolled out of bed just moments before the meeting give the impression that they really don't care about the stakes involved in getting the job.
　　面試時得體的儀容儀表及和衣著可以展示你對面試者、公司和面試本身的尊重。面試者會認為對面試表現出尊重態度的求職者更加專業，也會認為這樣的求職者更合適作為員工候選人，以推動甄選過程。如果求職者忽略儀容儀表，像剛起床一樣蓬頭垢面的來面試，會給面試者一個自己完全不重視是否可以得到這份工作的印象。
　　詞匯解析：
　　brush up：復習、提高、擦光
　　showcase：陳列柜
　　adept：adj. 熟練的;擅長…的;n. 內行;能手
　　adapt：vt. 使適應;改編;vi. 適應
　　grooming:儀容儀表
　　某些比較注重員工外部形象的外企會對員工的儀容儀表有嚴格的要求，如男士的應著何種西裝皮鞋，女士應化什么的妝，還會有HR相關人員定期檢查。此時我們就可以用：grooming來表示，既可以用于書面文件上的英文翻譯，也可以用語口語。很多在外企呆久了的人說中文時會習慣性夾雜英文，HR的人可以說：“今天下午檢查grooming.”