"The world was my oyster until I used the wrong fork"

Collegiate Etiquette

Picture the day….you are beginning to interview for your first job after graduation. After years of hard work, you have received your degree. You have selected the companies you are most interested in working with and have been granted interviews. However…… all of the other applicants have done the same!

Now the questions start: What do I say? How do I address the interviewer? Do I offer to shake hands? What if we interview over lunch? Which fork do I use? How do I convince them that I am the best candidate for the job?

Competition is fierce for the best jobs. Only those candidates who truly stand above the crowd will obtain the top positions. How can you be sure you are one of them?

What are the qualities that make one candidate stand out from the rest? Is it the ability to speak well and with ease; the ability to enter a room with confidence and poise; to represent the company in public with impeccable social skills at the table, at social functions and in the boardroom?

In today's job market, there are multiple applicants for each opening. From entry level to upper management, competition is fierce. No longer is it enough to have a high GPA or even prior experience in one's chosen field. In today's climate, employers are looking for more. They are looking for a certain "business savvy".

What is it? How does one acquire it?

Business savvy belongs to the candidate who can walk into a room with confidence but not arrogance, be charming without being condescending, who is perfectly at ease from a simple business lunch to an international formal dinner. It belongs to the one whose telephone manner is impeccable; whose appearance is always professional. Business savvy belongs to the highly-polished individual.

How do you become that highly polished, business savvy individual that is sought after by businesses and corporations? You perfect the soft skills that hone and polish the dynamic individual that you are. How do you do this?

Just as you chose the best college or university for your undergraduate and graduate work, you now choose the best training for the soft skills…… the etiquette of business.

At The Galaxy Corporation, we offer college and university students the most comprehensive training programs in business etiquette and protocol available. Whether you take one or two basic courses or choose to follow our full program, you will see yourself begin to rise on the career ladder.

Do you want to have that extra pizzazz? Do you want to be that highly polished, business savvy individual sought out from the crowd? Then contact The Galaxy Corporation. We help the crème rise to the top.

Our Collegiate Etiquette Programs are available as full and half day interactive workshops.

Some of the topics covered include:

Collegiate Etiquette
  • Self confidence
  • Respect for Self and Others
  • Introductions
  • Handshakes
  • Greetings
  • First Impressions
  • Dining Skills
  • Public Speaking
  • At the Office-the Cubicle, the Net, the Phone, the Watercooler
  • The Social Side of Business
  • Correspondence-email & snail mail
  • Giving & Receiving Gifts
  • Remembering Names
  • Decorum
  • Courtesy
  • Confident Finances
  • Bullying
  • Traveling For Business
  • But I Like the Front Seat!
  • Our Word is Our Bond
  • Let's Dance
  • Interview Skills
  • Dressing for Success
  • Difficult Times, Difficult People

The clock is ticking……others are perfecting these skills. Are you?

***From time to time we partner with certain collegiate organizations to organize our workshops as fundraisers. Contact us to see if your group qualifies.

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