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Dress better than you would anticipate wearing on the job daily.
I hear this all the time, but there are times it is the wrong thing to do.
I know most people will tell you to over dress, but twice I have been on interviews for professional jobs (one engineering and one accounting) wearing a suit and tie (guy here) and was basically laughed at by the people interviewing me with several degrading jokes to go along with it.
Well, my SiL will be showing up for an Engineering job interview tomorrow morning and he will be dressed in a grey suit and tie. I am newly retired, but dressing in a suit/tie [men] or suit/dress for the females is standard for job interviews where I worked [government].
I am sure it varies somewhat with the level and type of the job you are applying for, and from industry to industry, but it is easy enough to play it safe.
While working, I attended many business conferences. Typically, the first day, attendees showed up very well dressed, often with a tie, but usually attire got a bit more casual as the week went by. By the time the final afternoon came, you would find a few attendees in blue jeans with their suitcase stashed in the corner, so they could get out quickly to catch their flight home.
I hear this all the time, but there are times it is the wrong thing to do.
I know most people will tell you to over dress, but twice I have been on interviews for professional jobs (one engineering and one accounting) wearing a suit and tie (guy here) and was basically laughed at by the people interviewing me with several degrading jokes to go along with it.
There are always outliers.
The reaction you describe seems quite extreme, and certainly isn’t the norm. If one plays the odds, I am confident that dressing reasonably well is a better overall strategy than gambling the place you interview at has contempt for nicely dressed people.
I think the black dress pants, white blouse, professional black sweater, trendy but professional watch and tasteful accessories and black handbag (and maybe black pumps or tailored shoes) thing you've got planned is super appropriate for just about any job interview.
I too remember the era of the "power suit" (and wore them!) but it's just not that way anymore.
Good luck!
Thank you. I loved the “power suit” back in the day but now...not so much. It is around 80 degrees here now and the thought of wearing one is not something I want to weat. I never carry a purse into an interview, btw. But I do carry a black portfolio to take note, store my resume etc.
I hear this all the time, but there are times it is the wrong thing to do.
I know most people will tell you to over dress, but twice I have been on interviews for professional jobs (one engineering and one accounting) wearing a suit and tie (guy here) and was basically laughed at by the people interviewing me with several degrading jokes to go along with it.
I hope that you do not work there. The interviewer has some kind of chip on their should for some reason.
I hope that you do not work there. The interviewer has some kind of chip on their should for some reason.
It was a company that hired mostly young people and I didn't fit that demographic. I never had a shot as soon as I walked in, too old and they weren't shy about it.
It was a company that hired mostly young people and I didn't fit that demographic. I never had a shot as soon as I walked in, too old and they weren't shy about it.
Maybe true but I don't think many companies care if they're being professional these days. I've been there before walking into a company and not seeing a gray hair anywhere and then being shown to the door.
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