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The very large world known company my husband works for is currently hiring 10 people for a specialized position.
It is a office type job and the starting base salary is 50,000. The job is like i wrote specialized so there are not tons of people who are eligible to apply but the 10 positions still had a whopping 300 applicants. 30 out of those 300 got a call to come in for an interview. Today my husband tells me that he saw 2 people interviewing in jeans and t shirts. One of the hiring managers expressed his annoyance over this to the other hiring managers. Guess who will not get the job. I guess
They must not have wanted it. But considering the company is flying you to the interview from wherever you are in
The country due to your skills, how the hell do you ********** part up?
Personally i think you wear a suit to any job you interviewing for. Regardless.
If they were flying in, maybe their luggage got lost and they had to interview in the clothes they traveled in? I can't imagine any other reason people would go to that much trouble over a job and not dress appropriately.
I don't agree with wearing a suit to every interview regardless. In your case yes I agree it would be absolutely appropriate however, if one is going to apply for a construction job I don't think a suit is appropriate. Nice clean jeans and a clean polo shirt or a pair of Dockers and a button down shirt would be appropriate for this situation in my opinion.
You should wear what you think they expect you to look like while on the job. It gives them the picture they need to see.. If you wore a suit to a low pay low skill job they would think something was wrong with you...You never want to wear anything that isn't neutral in the interview . The interview is 100% about you in every way. Make your statement with your brain not a shoe shine...see my point? You want to get their attention but not with your cloths.
I don't agree with wearing a suit to every interview regardless.
I agree - there are plenty of exceptions to the always-wear-a-suit theory. It depends on the industry and job - and there are high paying jobs (well above $50k) that don't require a suit for an interview.
In this case, though, if the company representative is getting exorcised over the lack of a suit, it seems pretty clear that a suit is the appropriate attire for an interview - which means jeans are really inappropriate. So, ya, it surprises me that anyone who had the skills, education, and experience to be called for an interview wouldn't know to wear something more...suitable.
You should wear what you think they expect you to look like while on the job. It gives them the picture they need to see.. If you wore a suit to a low pay low skill job they would think something was wrong with you...You never want to wear anything that isn't neutral in the interview . The interview is 100% about you in every way. Make your statement with your brain not a shoe shine...see my point? You want to get their attention but not with your cloths.
I wore a suit to an 7 dollars an hour retail job a long time ago. I thought that was appropriate.
I agree - there are plenty of exceptions to the always-wear-a-suit theory. It depends on the industry and job - and there are high paying jobs (well above $50k) that don't require a suit for an interview.
In this case, though, if the company representative is getting exorcised over the lack of a suit, it seems pretty clear that a suit is the appropriate attire for an interview - which means jeans are really inappropriate. So, ya, it surprises me that anyone who had the skills, education, and experience to be called for an interview wouldn't know to wear something more...suitable.
Like someone wrote earlier, unless you know for a fact that the company standards are not to wear a suit for an interview than you should wear a suit. You are not dressing like you already got the job, which may be a very causal attire. You dress to impress and show that you take the job opportunity seriously.
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