Dressing for Success: A Seminar for Professionals

A seminar on professional attire to enhance career success

Offered in two locations:
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007, The Cornell Club, NYC

Program overview
Cornell University's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions invites you to learn more about advancing your career goals by strengthening your image in the workplace.
During this program, designed for both men and women, you'll learn how to enhance your personal attributes and wardrobe to: bring out your best, increase your self-confidence, and
help you move up the career ladder.

We encourage you and your colleagues to attend this fun day as a group and to share in the excitement you'll experience as you learn new ideas for creating a professional image at work. With the new year just around the corner, why not make the resolution to work on creating the image you would like the rest of the world to see? You'll end the day armed with great ideas on how to gain a competitive advantage by dressing for success.

Agenda

• The importance of appearance and first impressions
• Identifying your color palette
• Face and body types
• Fashion styles
• Building a (business) wardrobe
• Proper fit and the business look
• Business casual
• Tips for interview dressing
• The New York pulse/Shopping 101
  

Registration
For the Dec. 19 program at Cornell University:
The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, in the Alice Statler Auditorium at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The program fee, which includes a box lunch and refreshments, is $75 per person for Cornell University employees and $125 per person for all others. Registrations must be received by Dec. 15, 2006.
Dec. 19, 2006 regular online registration
Dec. 19, 2006 online registration for Cornell employees
For the March 8 program in New York City:
The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2007, at The Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, in New York City. The program fee, which includes continental breakfast and refreshments, is $175 per person for students and Cornell University employees and $295 per person for all others. Registrations must be received by March 5, 2007.
March 8, 2007 regular online registration
March 8, 2007 online registration for Cornell employees and students

Contact information
If you have any questions, or would prefer to register off-line, please feel free to contact us.
Cornell University, Executive Programs, B20 Day Hall, Ithaca NY 14853-2801 Phone: 607 255-7259 Fax: 607 255-8942 or 607 255-9697

Presenter
Anastasia C. Ben-Gurion, a member of the Association of Image Consultants International, has been a practicing Image Consultant since 1992 for both individuals and groups. She has an extensive background in fashion design and marketing, both in the United States and in international markets, and works as a consultant in the fashion industry. She also teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she studied Design and Image Consulting. She holds a B.A. degree from Barnard College, Columbia University, and an M.S. degree in Apparel Design and Marketing from Cornell University.