Image audit

Colour choice : Consider whether the dominant colours in your wardrobe project the person you want to be - are they too safe or too radical? Do they match your eyes, hair colour & skin tone - some colours will flatter you more than others. Learn how to use accent colours for a 'wow' factor. Understand how colours make you feel - the psychology of colour.

Style analysis : Do you know how to use clothing and image as tools to shape image? Are you achieving the correct mix of colour, fabric, and style to truly make your image unique. Make the most of your body shape. Starting from your head, working right down to your toes, refine your style with appropriate fabrics, cuts, and accessories.

Further, think of manners as an extension of style. Do you conduct yourself with good manners and confidence? How do you enter a room? Do you maintain good posture? How do you sit at a meeting? Do you maintain effective eye contact? Can you perform a social introduction and can you put someone at ease? Do you have any bad habits?

Grooming basics: In a fast-paced world of impersonal communication, many people forget the value of courtesy and good manners, of social etiquette and good personal grooming.

Are you careful about grooming? How long is it since you approached a good hairstylist for a new style and cut. Does your haircut enhance your face shape? How long since you've had a manicure? Many recruiters are obsessive about clean, shiny hair & well-kept hands.

Wardrobe planning & weeding : You are aiming to achieve consistency, a standard look that matches your resume. Learn to plan and organise your wardrobe and avoid the kind of buys that will waste money, cause guilt and clutter your wardrobe. Go through your wardrobe and ask yourself 'What haven't I worn for the past two years?' Give them away.