Professional Attire Guidelines

Dress Code for Meetings with Guests and Site Visits

At a minimum, students should dress to Level 5 - Baseline Casual (see image below) for meetings with guests and Corporate Partner Mentors on site.

If a higher dress code is warranted, we will let you know in the invitation of the meeting.

You should not wear the following when we have visitors:

  • pajamas

  • sweat pants

  • leggings

  • crop tops

  • slippers

  • ripped or dirty jeans

Additional guidelines from Indeed are listed here.

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Figure 1. Varying levels of business attire.

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Assignment Detail

Purdue Students

Purdue West Lafayette student should submit a photo of level 1-3 business attire to Gradescope.

Level 3: Executive Casual

Level 2: Traditional Business Attire

Level 1: Boardroom Attire

  • Don’t have business professional attire? Please visit CCO Career Closet for a FREE business attire.

  • If you are unable to visit the CCO Career Closet or can’t get access to business attire, please contact your TA.

NDMN & Indiana Data Mine Students

NDMN * Indiana Data Mine students should submit a photo of level 1-5 business attire to Gradescope.

Level 5: Baseline Casual

Level 4: Mainstream Casual

Level 3: Executive Casual

Level 2: Traditional Business Attire

Level 1: Boardroom Attire