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Job-Hunting Etiquette Quiz Answers

When at meetings at which people are wearing name tags, the best place to put your name tag is on your right chest/shoulder area.

True. You should place your name tag on your right shoulder is because during the handshake (using your right hand), the other person’s eyes naturally follow your right arm up to your head to make eye contact, allowing time to slip another look at your name on your name tag.

The Lett Group (International Society of Protocol & Etiquette Professionals)

"It bothers me to see people with name tags on the left side of their chest. If I try to read their name, I have to direct my line of vision across their body and it feels and looks awkward. The proper placement for the name tag is on the right shoulder. The direct line of vision when two people shake hands is first the eyes and then it drops to the right shoulder. It only makes sense to put your name where it is easily and discreetly seen and read."

Southwestern University Career Services

Name tags should ALWAYS be placed on the right side, so an individual may easily look at your name when shaking your hand.

Business Etiquette - Star Tribune Sales and Marketing

Name Tags

The proper placement of the name tag is high on the right shoulder, for this reason: When shaking hands, your eye follows the line of your arm to the other person's right side. When the tag is on the left, you have to scan across the body to read it, which can be an awkward, or insulting, gesture.