=Dressing for Interviews

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Do you really have to be in a suit or all your interviews?

A buttoned down Shirt and pants can work or not?

I heard that it is better and best to keep things comfortable.

Girls:

Wear your hair like you usually do…thats for the ladies …we know how we can make a style and if usually you are comfortable with tied hair and you decide on keeping you Rapunzle hair open for the interview …it can make you uncomfortable during the interview.

Guys:
Neat looking only…you make a pony too if needed:D…leave the chambeili ka taill for some other day(I have to make a lame joke…can’t help myself:bummer:

Dont wear loud colors…that include the Red…the Canary Yellow…The Candy Pinks…and No Neon Colors too:D

Dont wear joggers/sneakers with your suits eventhough they look really cool…:tomato:

Please share tips on outfits for both Men and Women

For Internships:

For Professional Job Interviews:

For Temporary Jobs:

(waise should this thread be in the Fashion section :hmmm:..what do you think?..also a disclaimer..I hope any of you guys didn’t get offended)

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No I never do,
I get that from recruiters all the time, Mostly I was interview by physicist looking ppl.
Dress is the last thing they care about.

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^^ So at the Interviews you wear casual clothes?
Physicist kind of people…all I can imagine is them in a lab clothes with mad scientist hair…I have not seen a physicist befor:hmmm:

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Asky, this is what I did at my interviews. A skirt suit or a pant suit. I've had greys, blues and blacks. Plain white shirts. I used to work at a career development lab in our univ and we wre told to always go with traditional if we were unsure. A nice pair of shoes is a must. Well manicured hands. A neat resume and portfolio if applicable. I always wear my hair open but they aren't thatttttt long and after a nice session of hair straightening, they come out well. Don't forget to floss, brush and chew gum before the appointment. But spit it out before you go in. Make sure your hands look clean. Wear minimal makeup, but do wear some, ladies. And oh, no loud perfumes. But don't forget the deo!

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I have usually worn suits, thats expected, one company that I was interviewing at was very casual and I went in a suit for first interview and sportcoat for the second one. i did not get the offer though, but i dunno if the clothing had to do with it or just the mismatch for the role.

The last guy I hired wore a nice shirt and trousers to the interview, which was a little different than other candidates and I was wondeing if he is clueless, but the guy was really good and i hired him, he proved himself to be in the best people who have ever reported to me.

I mean it depends on the industry, company and role. My bro is in alternative and renewable energy and interviewed with specialized consulting company in the bay area where ppl wore shorts ad flipflops to the office, he decided being a suit would be dumb and went in just trousers and shirt, when he moved to a bigger consulting company he thew on a sportcoat.

In my view a suit does not hurt in most places even if they are casual or business casual in their work environment. its always a good idea to just ask the recruiter what the ionterview is like and that usually you would wear a sit but you knwo teh company is casual so should you wear something less dressy.

there is a lot written about dressing up for interviews.now regardless of whether its a suit, trousers and sportcoat, ust trousers and shirt...a few things you have to observe

it has to be well fitting- self explanatory
it has to work well together- textures, colours, fit, style..etc
it has to be in a decent condition- clean, ironed, shoes polished, no rips, stains, fraying..

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It depends on what kind of job you are being interviewed for. Some interviewers do not care about your attire and some do.
But nobody will have any kind of negative impression of a well dressed candidate.

This is good site to read more on this subject.
How to Dress

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Suit only. Period !

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black and navy blue preferable. two buttoned single breasted.

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black?
generally too formal and evening wear.
navy and dark/charcoal grey perhaps

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I think black is OK. IN 2006, when I lost my job and gave at least 12-15 interviews, my standard interview uniform was black suit, navy blue shirt and deep red tie.

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To most desies a suit is a suit is a suit. They do not know those differences.

I don’t even have a suit. :bummer: For more than a decade I am being hired based on my resume and phone interviews.
Once I got a job offer just on the basis of my resume. I told the recruiter to tell the guy who hired me to call me and let me know what is the job about and what am I supposed to do.
The recruiter told me that your resume is very impressive , the hiring manager was so relieved after finding you for the job he has that he has gone on one week vacation after signing your offer letter. :smack:

I am serious not a word of lie or exaggeration in this post.

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thats why i said generally too formal and evening wear and not always
I have interviewed in a black suit as well, but did do a blue shirt and i forget what tie combo.

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my last 2 job interviews were kinda strange, they were both internal

one was in jeans, boots and a black turtleneck, it was a casual day and I had popped in to see the VP hiring for the role, and he just asked my background and all, had me sit down and well, that was the interview. we did do a formal one later but then we just talked about the work.

my most recent job interview was done in a way that I did not even know. My mentor an EVP in the company asked me to go for lunch and catch up, over lunch he was asking me my goals, some of my background and all that. later i found out that my group was going to be reorganiozed and he was considering me for a couple of positions in his group. that day I think I was in jeans, shirt and sportjacket.

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Good suggestions based on your experiences.:)

X2 What's the difference between a formal suit fr guys and a suit that they may wear to an interview...I dont really know that..Is there any difference though. I am asking X2 paa as he is the Fashionistaa kind of dude on GS:D

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Also is there no difference between dressing for Professional Job versus Internship vs temporary one??

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let me qualify this by saying that indusries and companies vary, in general the way to go is conservative, but i suppose if it is a cutting edge ad firm, creative or hightech or fashion company then somethings may work or work better even.

there is no real difference, I think black is too formal of a colour, and many other people think so as well. Its general guidelines, but as I noted they dont apply to everyone. I generally avoid black for business interviews, although i wear a lot of black otherwise. black is generally considered a more formal club so traditionally not recommended for interviews, just like brown, olive, tan etc are perfectly fine but generally considered too informal for interviews, although the most well dressed intervieweee I saw was wearing a espresso coloured suit with a light pink shirt and a pink/blue striped tie, he could rock it..but not everyone could make it work.

there are many kinds of suits, I am not going to address the hoody zootsuit and gangster striped suits because that is common sense, and I would not wear them except for halloween or some theme party anyways.

also when it goes for plain vs striped, you can not go wrong with a plain one, or sensible chalk striped or more conservative pinstriped thing, nothing too crazy. ..cut and pattern are important, I would rather not wear my moddish black slim cut suit with hacking pockets, narrower peak lapels to interview. its fashionable but more at ease for a party or night out than interview.

now its not much relevant now but between a double breasted suit and a single breasted, I always wore single breasted, double breasted seemed more formal, and the bigger issue was that unbuttoning to sit down was easier with single breasted suits , it was def easier to button and unbutton than a double breasted, and as you stood up and buttoned it was an easy one hand operation, double breasted suits typically are not..anyhoo..DB suits have been out for sometime but are kidna coming back in so we have to be careful.

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^^ Interesting.I always for some reason thought that the slim fit suits were the ones that are worn for the office, interview etc.
So anything that isn’t black would work.

:omg: I remember in tom and Jerry there was an episode where he wore that and had the hanger in it :smiley:

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No black could work too but unless you know the company its better to just stay within accepted stuff, navy, dark grey etc.

as far as slim fitting, sure, but if it is fairly cutting edge type..dont do it unless its a very fashionable type of company, at the same time dont wear something that is kinda out, like a suit with pleated pants would be okay still, but one of those thick shouldr pad 3 pleat a side suits (especially double breasted ones) from the 80's and even 90's really need to be stored away for when they may come back in style or just given away

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Advise is great, but without knowing what country it is specific to, it's kind of useless. What works in US, may not work in Germany, and what works in Germany may not work in Pakistan.

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I don't think you don't have to be in a suit all the time (actually it depends what kind of interview you are going for) but just look professional and act professional. Besides that dress according to the season and wear neutral colors.