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The subtle perfume thing isn't an out and out dealbreaker for me. Any strong smells are, and if I can smell you from 5' away across the desk, then your smell is strong.
This would all be so easily avoided if people followed the common sense, easily found on the internet and in job hunting books rule of "dress a little nicer than the employer's every day dress code." If you cannot determine the employer's dress code, you can certainly figure out the industry & region usual.
If it does not occur to you to consider what to wear, I do not want you working for me.
Had an interview this morning and I dressed in my usual interview clothes and upon arriving at the company, I felt like I was wearing an evening gown at a BBQ. Plus, the interview lasted a whopping 20 minutes!
Yeah, I doubt I'll hear anything back from this place.
Had an interview this morning and I dressed in my usual interview clothes and upon arriving at the company, I felt like I was wearing an evening gown at a BBQ. Plus, the interview lasted a whopping 20 minutes!
Yeah, I doubt I'll hear anything back from this place.
How did you interview with Honey Boo Boo or Duck Dynasty?
I showed up in full suit they were bus. casual which is pretty typical.
How did you interview with Honey Boo Boo or Duck Dynasty?
I showed up in full suit they were bus. casual which is pretty typical.
Felt like a mixture of HBB and DD! LOL! Seriously, though, it is a very casual atmosphere, company logo polos, jeans, etc., just felt really out of place and VERY overdressed. I expected a more business type atmosphere considering it is a nationwide company, but they operate in a warehouse type environment, concrete floors, the whole nine. Not that I couldn't do the job, I know that I could do it with my eyes closed, but in this instance, I wish I'd known ahead of time that I really didn't need to dress up the way I'm used to dressing up for interviews.
If you were hired as a stock broker and didn't buy decent clothes beforehand, you would really shoot yourself in the foot. First impressions matter a lot, and if the first impression of you is a ratty dressed person who refuses to invest in their appearance, then you most likely set yourself up for failure at that job. The job I have now requires me to wear a suit and tie every day. I spent a few thousand dollars on clothes before I started because I know that fitting in with a company's culture, making a good first impression, and earning the trust of co-workers is unbelievably important to actually performing well at a job.
Have some faith in yourself, invest now and use those three months to prove you deserve a high salary. Most brokers are paid mostly commission anyway, so your 'guaranteed income' is actually being good at what you do, not having a high base salary. If you have a three month period to prove yourself and prove you deserve a higher salary, you can't afford to NOT dress well and make good impressions.
Also, why wouldn't you have proactively studied for and passed the exam before applying to a job as a stock broker? I assume you talking about the series 7? Because that one isn't that hard to study for on your own...
the point is i am not going to spend a lot of money if i know i will have no income next week beyond the $200 a week (in nyc $200 pretax is a JOKE). the job was to try out, not a career or headfirst dive. besides, it's a commission job. i bet if i had made the firm thousands of dollars, they would let me dress in summer tshirt and shorts. all that matters on wall street is money, not looking cool or businesslike. at least not when all your clients are on the phone and can't see you. this is not a face to face position. it's no different than a telemarketer making cold calls which is what the job was. i knew this guy working as a broker who just came in the same clothes daily. some dark tshirt and jeans. they let him dress like that because he knew how to sell on the phone. why would they fire him? they would be losing money. this job wasn't tv or fashion or some media based production based on public opinion.
and studying for an exam and passing it is MEANINGLESS if you suck at selling stocks on the phone. why would i do that before testing how i am in actually doing the job? it's like a kid studying to become a doctor all the way through medical school and then in residency, he realizes he is scared of seeing blood or touching patients. total waste of time. the exam comes later. first comes the actual experience.
the point is i am not going to spend a lot of money if i know i will have no income next week beyond the $200 a week (in nyc $200 pretax is a JOKE). the job was to try out, not a career or headfirst dive. besides, it's a commission job. i bet if i had made the firm thousands of dollars, they would let me dress in summer tshirt and shorts. all that matters on wall street is money, not looking cool or businesslike. at least not when all your clients are on the phone and can't see you. this is not a face to face position. it's no different than a telemarketer making cold calls which is what the job was. i knew this guy working as a broker who just came in the same clothes daily. some dark tshirt and jeans. they let him dress like that because he knew how to sell on the phone. why would they fire him? they would be losing money. this job wasn't tv or fashion or some media based production based on public opinion.
and studying for an exam and passing it is MEANINGLESS if you suck at selling stocks on the phone. why would i do that before testing how i am in actually doing the job? it's like a kid studying to become a doctor all the way through medical school and then in residency, he realizes he is scared of seeing blood or touching patients. total waste of time. the exam comes later. first comes the actual experience.
First, why did you go for a heavily commissioned job in an industry where everyone knows appearances matter if you don't want to invest in your appearance and where you don't know if you are a good salesman or not?
Second, do you seriously not realize that studying for the series 7 would give you a huge indicator of whether or not you would like the job?
Third, what successful broker wears a t-shirt and jeans? Name a single one.
the point is i am not going to spend a lot of money if i know i will have no income next week beyond the $200 a week (in nyc $200 pretax is a JOKE). the job was to try out, not a career or headfirst dive. besides, it's a commission job. i bet if i had made the firm thousands of dollars, they would let me dress in summer tshirt and shorts. all that matters on wall street is money, not looking cool or businesslike. at least not when all your clients are on the phone and can't see you. this is not a face to face position. it's no different than a telemarketer making cold calls which is what the job was. i knew this guy working as a broker who just came in the same clothes daily. some dark tshirt and jeans. they let him dress like that because he knew how to sell on the phone. why would they fire him? they would be losing money. this job wasn't tv or fashion or some media based production based on public opinion.
and studying for an exam and passing it is MEANINGLESS if you suck at selling stocks on the phone. why would i do that before testing how i am in actually doing the job? it's like a kid studying to become a doctor all the way through medical school and then in residency, he realizes he is scared of seeing blood or touching patients. total waste of time. the exam comes later. first comes the actual experience.
I think you're mixing up work attire versus interview-appropriate attire.
I guess common sense isn't so common. Something tells me maybe these people didn't really want the job. Maybe they were fulfilling some unemployment benefit obligation. Seems pretty obvious that you dress to impress in almost all interview scenarios.
Felt like a mixture of HBB and DD! LOL! Seriously, though, it is a very casual atmosphere, company logo polos, jeans, etc., just felt really out of place and VERY overdressed. I expected a more business type atmosphere considering it is a nationwide company, but they operate in a warehouse type environment, concrete floors, the whole nine. Not that I couldn't do the job, I know that I could do it with my eyes closed, but in this instance, I wish I'd known ahead of time that I really didn't need to dress up the way I'm used to dressing up for interviews.
I interviewed for a job in a suit and definitely felt overdressed once. The owner of the company was walking around in sweatpants! Standard attire would normally be khakis and a button down shirt or polo.
I didn't get that job, but I doubt I would have fit in haha.
I interviewed for a job in a suit and definitely felt overdressed once. The owner of the company was walking around in sweatpants! Standard attire would normally be khakis and a button down shirt or polo.
I didn't get that job, but I doubt I would have fit in haha.
I was interviewed by a team dressed in khaki shorts and Hawaiian shirts last year. I don't really mind how they're dressed. At least it seemed like they were laid back, and maybe that was what they were going for.
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Standard attire would normally be khakis and a button down shirt or polo.
