22/05/2026
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ.
Not out of frustration. He rolled down his window and said "Sir, your tie is flipped."
He was wearing one too.
I fixed it. We exchanged a nod. He drove away.
That was it. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ. No names. No conversation.
But I have been thinking about it all day.
In Nepal, a tie is not a tradition. You see it in banks, a few corporates, some private offices. In Japan, Europe, the GCC it is standard. Every floor, every meeting, every morning.
When I started in recruitment, I learned something early. Your first communication with any employer, any candidate, any room happens before you open your mouth.
The way you dress tells people what you think of them. It says: ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
That stranger this morning did not know me. But he noticed me. Because we shared the same standard and that created an instant respect between two people who will probably never meet again.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐.
In our industry, we tell candidates this constantly. Your resume gets you the interview. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ.
But here is what that man reminded me today dressing well is not just about what you get. It is about what you give. A signal to the world that you carry yourself with intention.
๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐. ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ .
Because someone always is.