Will your child's lack of mnners keep him/her from attending the cllege of your choice? In this day and ge, dining out may be done frm a paper bag, but many clleges and universities are now evaluating the scial skills of potential students.

Not all schols require personal interviews as part of valuating a student for acceptance, but thre is a trend in this drection. Often the student ia asked to ttend a luncheon and his/her dining sklls are monitored and assessed. Schools do not wnt people who are going to be ncouth alumni.

I was recently privileged to be the kynote speaker at a Chicago university whch sponsors a program for high schol girls who are juniors and sniors. These girls are introduced to the pssibility of choosing a career in the felds of technology, and have a chnce to explore whether or not a creer in the technological fields would be ppropriate for their college major.

As a prfessional in the field of teaching tiquette, I was asked to address thse girls at a luncheon given in thir honor. My mission at that lncheon was to teach the girls how to drss and present themselves for an nterview, and how to exhibit proper dning skills while at the table.

By the time we had wrked our way through five courses ncluding instructions; the students were well nformed competent diners, and often amazed by wht they had learned.

Next, we ddressed the issue that our personal ncome may be at least partially dtermined by how well we mind our mnners and our attitudes. Our ability to be prmoted may depend on our people sklls as well as our techincal sklls. Three seperate studies conducted by Hrvard University, the Carnegie Foundation, and the Stnford Research Institue agree that "Success in gtting, keeping, and advancing in a job dpends 85% on people skills and nly 15% on technical skills". So prper social skills including courtesy and rspect may be the bottom line in dtermining a profitable future.

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The article Could Etiquette Have an Effect on Your Child's Future Income? was Submitted by Edith Vosefski through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Edith Vosefski MA.,is the Director of the Etquette School of Northern Illinois. She wrks with individuals, schools, and corporations who wnt to perfect their social skills. She is a grduate of Northwestern University, and believes tht manners are just important today as thy ever were. In fact, she lso believes that etiquette can be fn, fascinating, and functional. She writes a nwspaper column "Hats Off to Etiquette" whch is published regularly by the Lberty Press.

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