6 Tips for Maintaining a Good Professional Image
It is important to have a good professional image when you are running a business or when you are representing the organization you work in. Here are a few tips that will help you to maintain a professional image wherever you go.
1. Always carry a business card
One of the first signs of a good professional is the promptness with which she pulls out her business card in front of a customer or a client. You can face an awkward moment if someone asks you for your contact details and you don’t have your business card. Even if you are going to a place where you don’t expect a business contact to turn up, always keep your business cards with you.
2. Give prompt replies
Whether you are dealing with emails, texts, snail mail or social media, giving prompt replies to customers, vendors, suppliers or colleagues is very important. Replying to an email after a week of receiving it can ruin your professional image along with that of the company. If you are not going to be at your desk, set automated replies on your email or forward important mails to a colleague who is working in your absence. Do what it takes to give prompt and courteous replies.
3. Remove unprofessional looking content from your social media pages
Does your Facebook profile carry a picture of you when you were drunk? Have you made a racist joke in your tweet? Have you made fun of a rival company on your LinkedIn page? Remove any content on your social media pages that can potentially tarnish your professional image. Random professionals are likely to browse through your social media pages to know what you are as a professional. So clean up your online image.
