before we get started I want to show you
something about tie positioning after
you're all done tying your tie this
pointy part here should ride just above
your belt line if it rides too low then
that looks lumpy if it rides too high
like this then it looks kind of dorky so
you want to aim to get it just over your
belt line for the ultimate professional
look okay let's get started now the
first thing you want to do is you want
to take a collar and fold it up like
this so you look real cool now if you
have the buttons on your collar you can
just feed your tie up and around through
the holes or you can just unbutton them
then you want to take the seam part of
your time and just wrap that around your
neck like that so that the finished part
of the tie is laying flat on your shirt
okay then what I do is I take my um my
collar and I fold this down like that
okay and I should still have the
finished part of my tie
facing outwards and I take my thumbs and
I go underneath my collar and I push up
my tie just like that so that you can't
see my tie peeking out through the
collar let's see how I did now you
shouldn't see any part of my tie peeking
out through my collar if I did that
right okay now the next thing you want
to do is you need to position the tail
end of your tie this is the Stinney and
this is the wide end so you want to
position the tail end of your time now
this is going to vary for everyone
because people come in different shapes
and sizes and Heights and so do ties so
I found a spot that works for me I put
mine right about halfway down my body
just like this and it's about right over
that button now if this tail under the
time if I position it down here what
that's going to do that's gonna affect
where this part of the tie ends up and
it's going to make it ride higher if the
tail end of the tie is higher up on my
body then what that's going to do that's
going to make for a longer part of the
wide part of the tie
and it's going to ride way below my belt
line where I don't want so I happen to
know that this is my sweet spot and you
might have to tie your tie four or five
six times before you get the sweet spot
but once you get it you'll have it
you'll have it there forever now so I
get my tie right there just above and
I'm pulling down in here I'm keeping
this taut and then what I'm doing with
my left hand I'm holding the tail end of
the tie and I'm wrapping around just
like that okay then I come in here and I
pinch that with my fingers with my left
hand with my right hand I'm taking the
wide end of the tie and I'm going up
through this hole I push it through then
I reach around with my fingers and I
pull it all the way through just like
this okay then I'm going to let go and
I'm going to go in with my left hand I'm
going to hold on to my tail just gently
with my right hand I'm going to work
this knot and I'm going to work it so
that it's a nice small knot if you if
you have a nice small knot here to start
with you're going to have a nice small
knot up here when you're done if you
have a fat wide not here then when
you're all done you're going to have a
fat wide not up there I personally like
a nice tight knot I think it looks more
professional that way okay so this is
what we got so far we've got a nice
little base right here then what I'm
going to do is I'm going to wrap around
the wide end of the tie like this just
over the front and then I'm going to
stick my index finger up here and I'm
going to actually wrap it around that
okay and then I'm going to come up with
the wide end of the tie through this
hole I'm going to reach through with my
fingers grab it and I'm going to pull it
just like that then where I have my
index finger make them this hole I'm
going to shoot my tie right down through
that hole and I'm just going to tug on
that very there gently make sure that it
goes through nice and neat without any
creases in it just going to pull that
and pull that all the way
just like that I'm snow I'm tugging on
my tail while I'm doing this just like
that
keep this nice and taut okay
so far everything's looking pretty good
now part of getting a good tie is
massaging it and getting all the creases
out make and shaping it making it look
like um like a professional not alright
then what I do is with my left hand I
hold my tail zip up my time just a
little bit like that then I'm going to
go in and I'm going to button my top
button like that alright then I'm with
my left hand I'm holding on to the tail
again and I just zip this push it up and
get it exactly where I want it there was
a little crease in the top there but I
just massage that out like that alright
now when you're all done you can take
the tail end of your tie and some guys
just stick it in this shirt like this
and if your tails long enough when
you're all done you can just stick it in
one of these slots inside of your top
that's kind of what they're there for
just like that all right now let's see
how I did on positioning let's back up
here now my tie should be right over my
belt line and it's perfect it's
professional it looks good let's take
another look at that knot again
alright now I want to give you guys
another tip you should always tie your
tie with clean hands you should wash
your hands especially if you have a
light colored tie because over time all
the oils and stuff on your hands are
going to transfer over to this not
because you're always working this knot
to make it perfect all that oil just
transfers over and it dirties up your
time then you have to go get it cleaned
but if you do with clean hands you just
won't have that problem alright this is
Don Georgevich with job interview
tools.com, wishing you you all the best on
your next job interview we'll see you
next time