Open workshop · Mumbai · Two days · Seasonal batches · Also for campus-hire intakes
Grooming & Etiquette for Young Professionals: campus to corporate, in two days.
For college students, fresh graduates, management trainees and first-jobbers. First impressions, conversation, dining, digital conduct, workplace readiness and early presence, practised in a small cohort on the Sabira Merchant curriculum. Batches run after the exam season and in the summer.
Who it is for
Two days before the first day that counts
An interview, an internship, a first job. Young adults are judged on conduct long before anyone reads their marks. This workshop gives them the conduct, and the confidence that comes from having practised it.
- College students, for lecture halls, societies and the first interviews
- Fresh graduates preparing for interviews, internships and networking
- Management trainees and graduate engineers in their first months
- First-time job seekers who want their image and interview conduct sorted
- Young professionals in their first two or three years who want to be taken seriously earlier
- Young adults aged 18 to 28, whichever stage they are at
By the end of two days, participants will be able to
- Present a clean, appropriate and confident image for a lecture hall, a party or an interview
- Introduce themselves, hold a conversation and listen, without the nerves showing
- Sit at a formal table, and a casual one, and know what to do
- Write an email, send a message and behave online in a way that would survive a hiring manager’s search
- Arrive on time, take feedback, work with a manager and keep a promise
- Deliver a short presentation and leave with a personal development plan for the year ahead
Six sessions across two days
Three sessions a day. Each one is demonstrated, practised and corrected, with individual feedback.
Day one · 01
Personal grooming and first impressions
Why the first minute matters and what people read in it. Hygiene, skin, hair and everyday self-care. Dressing for a lecture hall, a family occasion and an interview. Posture, expression and eye contact. Every participant receives a personal image assessment.
Day one · 02
Communication and social confidence
Speaking with clarity and courtesy. Listening properly. Introducing yourself to a stranger, a recruiter and a senior person. Building rapport and keeping a conversation going. Managing nerves. Practised in self-introduction and conversation role plays.
Day one · 03
Social, dining and everyday etiquette
Meeting, greeting and introductions. Table manners for a formal dinner and a canteen. Courtesy in a college, a workplace and a mixed-culture group. The mistakes young adults make most often, and how to stop making them. Practised in dining and social simulations.
Day two · 04
Digital etiquette and professional communication
The email a recruiter actually reads. Messaging a manager. Phone manners. Social media and the footprint a future employer will find. Behaving well on a video call and in a hybrid team. Real scenarios, reviewed and rewritten.
Day two · 05
Workplace readiness and professional behaviour
What changes between campus and an office. Punctuality, reliability and time. Working with colleagues, managers and clients. Taking feedback without sulking or collapsing. Emotional maturity as a skill. Practised in workplace role plays.
Day two · 06
Executive presence for young professionals
Poise and confidence from the start. Public speaking and presentation basics. Interviews, networking events and formal occasions. A long-term personal development plan, written on the day. Closes with an individual presentation and personal feedback.
How the two days run
Two consecutive days in a small Mumbai cohort, with lunch on the second day taken as the dining practical. Participants are on their feet for most of it.
- DemonstrationsFaculty show each behaviour, and the version that goes wrong
- Role playsIntroductions, conversations, interviews and workplace scenarios
- Etiquette drillsSocial, dining, digital and professional situations, repeated until easy
- Image assessmentIndividual feedback on grooming, dress and bearing
- The coached mealTable manners practised over lunch, course by course
- Presentation and planAn individual presentation with personal feedback, and a development plan to take home
For parents
What a parent is paying for
Two days, a small cohort, and faculty who notice. Your son or daughter leaves with a certificate, the reference materials, a written personal development plan and, usually, a noticeably straighter back. The curriculum is Sabira Merchant’s, the etiquette and diction coach to Femina Miss India winners, adapted for people at the start of their working life.
Parents do not sit in. Participants are treated as adults from the first minute, because that is the point. If you would like to talk it through before booking, an L&D consultant will call you.
For HR and campus hiring
Run it for your intake
Management trainee batches, graduate engineer intakes and campus hires. The same two days, run in-company at your office or a venue, before day one or within the first month, adjusted to your industry and dress code, with attendance and assessment reporting per participant.
Request a proposalNext batches in Mumbai
Batches are seasonal: after the exam season and through the summer, when students and fresh graduates are free. Ask for the next one.
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Grooming & Etiquette for Young Professionals
For the fee, talk to our L&D consultants. Every seat includes materials, the certificate, lunch and tea, and group bookings of three or more are priced together. Three friends, classmates or siblings who book together are priced as a group, with one fee for the three. Register by email at register@princetonacademy.co.in or on WhatsApp.
Register online
Choose the programme and the batch. An L&D consultant sends the fee, the venue and a payment link, and your seat is confirmed on payment.
Certificate and inclusions
- Certificate of completion on the Sabira Merchant curriculum, issued through Princeton Academy
- Personal image and first-impression assessment
- Grooming, etiquette and digital conduct reference guide
- Interview and self-introduction frameworks used on the days
- Personal development plan, written on day two
- Lunch, tea and coffee on both days
Booking as a group
Three who book together are priced together
Many participants come with classmates or friends, which makes the first role plays easier and the fee lower. Message an L&D consultant with the names and the batch you want, and you will receive one group fee and one payment link.
Questions
Who conducts the sessions?
Every programme is designed and overseen by Sabira Merchant. Sessions are delivered by faculty she has trained and certified on her curriculum. Depending on the format, batch and schedule, Ms Merchant may conduct part of a session personally. The content, the standards and the assessment are hers in every case.
My daughter is nineteen and still in college. Is this suitable for her?
Yes. The workshop is designed for young adults from about eighteen to twenty-eight, and a second-year college student is squarely in range. Sessions assume no prior exposure to a formal workplace. Participants are treated as adults, the cohort is mixed, and faculty give individual feedback privately. Parents do not sit in, and are welcome to speak to an L&D consultant before booking.
Is it two full days?
Yes, two consecutive days, usually 9.30 am to 5.30 pm, with lunch and tea included. The second day’s lunch is the dining practical.
When do batches run?
Seasonally, when students and fresh graduates are free: after the exam season and through the summer. Additional batches open when a group asks for one. Message an L&D consultant for the next date.
Can three friends book together?
Yes. Three or more who register together are priced as a group, with one fee and one payment link. Many participants come with classmates, which also makes the role plays easier on day one.
Can a company send its management trainees?
Yes, either as seats in an open batch or as an in-company programme for the whole intake, run at your office or a venue with reporting per participant. See For Companies for how a programme is scoped.
How do I register?
Choose a batch above and message an L&D consultant on WhatsApp, or email register@princetonacademy.co.in with the dates you want. You will receive the fee, the venue and a payment link. Seats are confirmed on payment.
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