Self-Esteem and Impression Management
When I saw the topic of this assignment self-esteem and impression management, I was
excited because my son and I were having this exact conversation. I am one that is big on
impr
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Self-Esteem and Impression Management
When I saw the topic of this assignment self-esteem and impression management, I was
excited because my son and I were having this exact conversation. I am one that is big on
impression management because I am a firm believer that you first impression is your last
impression. That first impression at times can make you or break you. The research results on
this process suggest it is well worth our effort: people who engage in impression management
successfully often gain important advantages in many situations (e.g., Sharp & Getz, 1996;
Wayne & Liden, 1995).
Growing up I never had an issue with self-esteem. I was raised by my grandparents, and
they both always told me “I was beautiful and that I can be anything I can be want to be”. My
grandfather was very protective and always made me feel important. I grew up knowing the
value of life, education, and family. I wasn’t raised on material things and it I felt good every day
to be able to put on clothes and feel just as important as other with expensive clothes. Every day
I went to school I made an impression on people with my personality
Just recently went took a test last for a civil service job. I didn’t dress up completely but I
decent and presentable for what I was there for. I went to take a test for a job, so I wasn’t going
to put on flip-flops or have holes in my jeans. It’s OK to use impression management tactics to
make a good first impression on others but be careful about overdoing it. Excessive use of these
tactics will likely produce negative rather than positive results (Branscombe and Baron).
Therefore, I didn’t want to be fully dressed up in slacks and hills. When you go for a face to face
interview or test, it speaks volume without saying anything. While I was in high school they gave
us a seminar for doing resumes and going on interviews. The speaker told us how to dress
appropriate for the specific interview we were going
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