I learned from a research study (I’m trying to find the exact source and link!) that candidates who dress professionally actually convey an elevated level of poise and self-confidence during telephone interviews.

Please excuse the low-quality photos. I haven’t been too keen on bringing along my DSLR with me everywhere and the iPhone has been my newest photography stand-in thing.

This scarf always makes me look like a flight attendant... I kind of like that look hehe.

Through my countless years (okay, four) in university I’ve wondered why I study better at school or at a café rather than at home. I realized it wasn’t just the environment that had influence in my ability to focus on assignments/studying/reading. It was a combination of all that plus dressing up!

To save time and money from going out, I decided to try it by dressing up in my going-out-to-study clothes and getting down to business:

Can you tell I took this in a bathroom? Haha...

It worked, a little better than wearing pyjamas, at least! However, only dressing up doesn’t beat having a “time limit” (cafés have to close up at the end of the night!) and the pressure of a public atmosphere (I feel shameful for going on Facebook or Twitter in a study spot). But try it! Wear what you’d wear outside and see how it goes…

I am wearing:

Blazer: Zara
Skirt: Zara
Shirt: The Gap
Scarf: My mom’s
Shoes: Naya (omg these were the most expensive flats I’ve ever bought but they’re sooo comfy)