What should I wear?
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I have an interview on Monday and would ordinarily just wear a suit and tie but the information about it has this paragraph
Cheers
Chris
info said:
WHAT DO I WEAR?
It is natural to want to dress smartly for an interview but please wear clothes in which you will feel comfortable.
So would it best to stay with suit & tie or lose the tie / wear shirt & trousers? It is natural to want to dress smartly for an interview but please wear clothes in which you will feel comfortable.
Cheers
Chris
Years ago when I went for a job with a software company (although the job was hardware engineering) I got called back for a second interview and his parting words were "...and don't wear a bloody suit!". I took my cue from what I had seen people wearing when I went for my first interview. I think it was tidy black jeans and a rugby jumper (might have been a plain cotton shirt, not sure). It seemed to work because I got offered the job.
If you can Google around and see what other people there are wearing, that would give you a really good start. Personally, I hate seeing a suit with an open necked shirt. It smacks a bit of trendy teachers and vicars trying to look cool (that and the famous trend setter Richard Madeley). Looking like someone who already works there has to be a good thing.
If you can Google around and see what other people there are wearing, that would give you a really good start. Personally, I hate seeing a suit with an open necked shirt. It smacks a bit of trendy teachers and vicars trying to look cool (that and the famous trend setter Richard Madeley). Looking like someone who already works there has to be a good thing.
Muzzer said:
It's an interview so always a suit, tie and proper shoes.
Unless it's an exceptional job and your interview is on a building site or similar and a suit isn't practical.
Unless it's an exceptional job and your interview is on a building site or similar and a suit isn't practical.
If in any doubt, just suit up. Maybe take a flier and lose the tie but suited up fits all eventualities.
And polish your shoes.
Last interview I got had to be rearranged once by them, and I said to the recruitment consultant that the day he was scheduling the interview for was going to be dress-down day at work and it'd be pretty obvious that I was going for an interview or something if I wore a suit to work that day.
He said he didn't mind what I wore so I turned up in jeans, t-shirt and trainers, did a couple of tests in SQL which I muddled through with the help of google. I obviously impressed though as I got offered the job.
He said he didn't mind what I wore so I turned up in jeans, t-shirt and trainers, did a couple of tests in SQL which I muddled through with the help of google. I obviously impressed though as I got offered the job.
If you're going for a job in an office, wear a suit. If it's not a "suit" place it'll look like you're making an effort
If it's a "suit" place and you roll up in jeans and a jumper you'll look and feel like a complete dick.
Cover your bases - wear a patterned shirt (stripes, check etc) and if it looks like you've made the wrong call you can always lose the tie, and if necessary the jacket.
As others have also said shine your shoes, and good luck! Your appearance is only a small part of what they're looking for but if you've got this licked it's one less thing to worry about, right.
edited 'cos I still can't spell. I blame Maggie
If it's a "suit" place and you roll up in jeans and a jumper you'll look and feel like a complete dick.
Cover your bases - wear a patterned shirt (stripes, check etc) and if it looks like you've made the wrong call you can always lose the tie, and if necessary the jacket.
As others have also said shine your shoes, and good luck! Your appearance is only a small part of what they're looking for but if you've got this licked it's one less thing to worry about, right.
edited 'cos I still can't spell. I blame Maggie
Edited by mulletmark on Sunday 10th August 23:51
chriswright said:
I have an interview on Monday and would ordinarily just wear a suit and tie but the information about it has this paragraph
Cheers
Chris
I feel comfortable in a suit... info said:
WHAT DO I WEAR?
It is natural to want to dress smartly for an interview but please wear clothes in which you will feel comfortable.
So would it best to stay with suit & tie or lose the tie / wear shirt & trousers? It is natural to want to dress smartly for an interview but please wear clothes in which you will feel comfortable.
Cheers
Chris
To my last job interview I wore a 3 piece Saville Row suit, Jermyn Street shirt and a tie almost the same colour as the shirt, with some nice cufflinks and highly polished chelsea boots. It all did a brilliant job of making my misshapen inelegant frame look the absolute business. The people at the office were all in polo shirts and jeans so obviously I didn't really look the part.
However, wearing such beautiful clothes made me feel like a million dollars. I knew I'd make a really good first impression and all I had to do at the actual interview was show them I was right for the job. It worked and I got offered the job later that same day. Now I wear jeans and t-shirts.
The thing is if you look great you'll feel great and give off an air of confidence. And also, the guy interviewing you, or his boss or whoever you meet on the day. At least one of them will be well paid, used to seeing smart good quality suits and will be impressed that you have shown him and his company the respect of wearing one, even if from that day forward you never wear it again.
Cheap suits, however look s
t. As do ones that don't fit. And I made my boss not hire someone once because they wore a green suit to the interview.
However, wearing such beautiful clothes made me feel like a million dollars. I knew I'd make a really good first impression and all I had to do at the actual interview was show them I was right for the job. It worked and I got offered the job later that same day. Now I wear jeans and t-shirts.
The thing is if you look great you'll feel great and give off an air of confidence. And also, the guy interviewing you, or his boss or whoever you meet on the day. At least one of them will be well paid, used to seeing smart good quality suits and will be impressed that you have shown him and his company the respect of wearing one, even if from that day forward you never wear it again.
Cheap suits, however look s
t. As do ones that don't fit. And I made my boss not hire someone once because they wore a green suit to the interview.Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff