IIE’s Varsity College hosts ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ event
Varsha Singh, human resource officer of IIE's Varsity College Sandton excited about the participation in the dress how you want to be addressed contest. It aims to prepare the students for their future careers.
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Representatives of the IIE’s Varsity College Sandton campus hosted their ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ event on September 15.
The event which had a total of 20 students was completely aimed at preparing the individuals for their future by dressing up in the attire related to their profession or courses. Upon arrival, students walked a red carpet to showcase their outfits to the masses and answer some tough questions.
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A panel of judges were present to critique the students’ appearances and answers based on a series of standards: confidence, professional attire, and the ability to answer the given questions. The students also had to define the word professionalism as a bonus challenge.
“I have been an HR Officer for a long time, and dress code is something that is important, and too often it is underrated. I would say an interview look is a full formal look, professional, or business attire. It is always important to dress to impress,” said Varsha Singh, human resource officer of the institution.
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Second-year bachelor of computer and information sciences in application development student, Xavier Naidoo was announced as the winner of this year’s competition. The runner-up of the contest was Yongama Mayaba, who is a bachelor of arts in corporate communications third-year student.
“I cannot thank Relebogile Maomela, Career Centre co-ordinator, and her team enough for facilitating such a fun way of learning. I learned that it is important to dress how you want to be addressed, in addition to the importance of communication, the way one dress is also a way of communicating,” says Krystal Rupnarain, a second-year student.
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