Adedoyin fideniji TECHNEWS WRITER How you look can affect whether or not you get the job. According to a study by Frank Bernieri, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Oregon State University, within the first 10 minutes of meeting, the interviewer has decided whether or not the person seeking employment is right for the job. Those who ap— pear polished and put together are more likely to get the job than those who don’t. In other words, looks matter. With the Career Fair approaching Student newspaper of the Illinois Institute of Technology since 1928 Professional attire fashion show prepares students for Career Fair on Tuesday, September 9, the Oflice of Cam— pus Life (OCL) decided to host a fashion show and a shopping trip to teach students the do’s and don’ts of professional and interview attire. The fashion show was held in the Commons on Wednesday, September 3, at lunchtime. Some IIT students were asked to model the outfits they plan to wear to the Career Fair to give other students an idea of how they should look on Tuesday at the Career Fair. The models handpicked their outfits and sent them to the OCL Graduate Assistant Nicole Gottleib for approval. While the models strutted down the runway, host Subarno Saha gave a description of their outfits and some helpful styling tips to the students. Here are some helpful tips to assist you as you pick out your outfit for the career fair: Dress conservatively; we all love to show our personalities through our outfits, but when going for interviews it is best to play it safe. Whether you’re applying to work in a laid-back environment or not, you should look professional and polished. Choose dark-toned colors like navy blue, black, brown, and grey. If you must wear something a little brighter, try to neutralize technewsiit.com OPINION 2 CAMPUS 3 ABE 3 SLIPSTICK 6 SPORTS 7 the brightness by keeping everything else dark toned. For instance, pair a bright blue shirt with black pants and a black blazer. Leave your favorite cologne or per- fume at home; it’s hard for you to not want to impress the interviewer with your favorite Dior perfume or Ralph Lauren cologne, but sometimes our favorite scents can be over- powering and offensive, so it’s best to go with a clean, fresh, ‘just got out the shower’ scent. Wear appropriate shoes; no flip- flops, sneakers, or date night shoes. Be confident; nothing looks better on you than confidence. Photos by Adedoyin Adeniji SA Senate Election hasty, unfair Ryan Kamphuis TECHNEWS WRITER Illinois Tech is in a time of. rapid change. Between a major capital campaign and the-selection process of a new university president, our university seems to be a very. different place every academic year Many dif- ferent voices all come into play during times such as these. 7 The enrolled student body has many different reSources through which they can make their opinions known to other students. But ifa student wants to have their voice heard . by the university’s administration, and just-as options is to beCome involved' in the Student earn 1 Board and Senate prowde on of the are willing to put” in the time to be an effective - student representative dent on the 5th of September informing me v that the SGA Senate elections would be taking place 11 days later, .on‘ September 16. Not only that, the email said that nominations for the election would be open until the 12th of Sep- tember, a few short days before the election. The SGA Senate represents one of the most important ways for students to have a say in university policy, and the election of these Senators appears like it is being rushedQ The haste of this election prevents it from 'be- ing an opportunity for the best candidates to be determined’and chosen by the student body; it turns it into- a popularity contest, _ '- where the candidates with the most name rec:- importantly, the university/s Board of Trust- 7 gees, they have far fewer options. One of thuse‘, ognition Win. . , SGA alloWS a student. to begin their canipaign once they turn in the paperwork . , that accepts their nomination, but this makes 7.1., the election process incredibly unfair to stu—: _ peers Could help change process. It rewards students who histantlyl “ , nominate themselves and put posters up all 7 over campus and penalizes students who delay-’7 ' their nomination so they can consider what , they have to offer the student body and if they ’ I 7 ' enough. This still gives an advantage to stu- dents who don’t, get nominated early lathe have the time to. commit to the job. Cons Dig the importance of hay-7,: mg a. strong Senate, I think it is cempletely reasonable to hold elections aVWeek later so we can ask candidates not to campaign until nominations have closed, and then actually give them the time to campaign. Not allow- ing candidates to campaign until nominations have closed ensures a level playing field, where V all of the candidates have the same amount of time to spread their message; By giving the , candidates a level playing field and time to campaign, we might actually have a real carn- ‘ Instead of relying on posters and . name recognition, the candidates Will have ; the time totalktotheirpeersgheartheirpeers " opinions, and share their views. Many stu— dents lament how little their Senators com— municate with them once they areelected; set- ting the expectation do; campaign that candidates need to talk it None of this 7. able with the current election timeline. SG ' recently are i'uounced that they would now aim to close . “ nominations on the 10th in order to give stu- dents time to campaign; but this is far from dents nominated early, ahd_siill has the elec-‘ d listen to their tion taking place on September 16, a date that is far too early, especially when no candidates have been announced yet. The rushing of this election isn’t the only thing troubling me. The way the entire student body is being told of the election' is also extremely troubling. Other than the ini- tial email to students about nominations be- ing open, almost all of SGA’s communication about the election has taken place over social media. While social media can be an effective way to spread information to some people, not everyone uses social media. ' V ' As of September 8, 924 people fol—V low SG‘A’si FaCebook page, representing just dent body. Also as of September ' -8, 2 SSS people are a member of the “HT: Ad— ' mitted dergraduate” group on Facebook, ate'd community on social ' media. These-12 .855 people represent 3696 of IIT’s student body. And these numbers as- slime that these pages are solely followed by ’ enrolled students, which is not the case. This means that, at the absolute best, by relying on ' , SGA is only able to reach 35% of students, excluding 6496 of students from their g message and any details about the election and (Continued on Page 2)