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I'm not telling you anything, I've just never heard of such a requirement. I've interviewed men before who haven't worn white shirts...and I didn't think twice about it. The only requirement I'd have is a clean and pressed suit, and no stupid ties with cartoon characters. My own personal interview uniform is a black skirt suit with a cobalt camisole.
TBH, as long as the color wasn't crazy bold, I think a little variety is nice And honestly, you stand out if you don't look exactly like everyone else. Showing a bit of personal style is not overrated, as long as it's not distracting.
for a 100 years i always heard you wear a white shirt to a job interview and now you are telling me that has changed?
It doesn't have to be a white shirt, although it is more common. I've worn a light blue shirt before and it's fine. The understanding is no dark or bright colors, so don't wear a yellow shirt with a orange tie to a interview. But white has always been the safer decision.
I like tabcat's response, but I heard dress conservatively.
Many men, especially young one's may just have 1 or 2 suits and they are not "funeral suits".
I have seen men in those "silver suits".
I even saw a guy in all black, except his tie, which was gold and black. Black suit, black dress shirt and black dress shoes. For some reason it did not look at all appropriate.
I was in a group interview once, and only once. It was for a retail management position and I was with about 15 other people aged 18-80 or so. There was a district manager, two store managers and 2 loss prevention managers all shooting questions out. One guy was giving everyone a sob story about how he lives in his car, another young gal was going on and on about how she was only available during certain hours and a few were nowhere NEAR qualified for management. They invited 3 or 4 of us upstairs for another more personal interview but I declined, said my thanks and left in a hurry. Any company willing to pit people against eachother and ask us personal questions that I didn't feel comfortable discussing in front of my competitors (salary requests, experience, former company relations etc.) isn't worth working for.
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