Who else on here was interviewed with a group of other candidates at the same time?

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

There were three people who not even properly dressed so they probably were eliminated quickly.

But your top coat artfully draped over your arm saved the day in that respect, eh?

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by STT Resident

But your top coat artfully draped over your arm saved the day in that respect, eh?

The coat and bag was in another room and I was wearing a suit. One guy had no suit and on top of that was not wearing a white shirt.

[tabbcat]

Why does a white shirt matter?

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by tabbcat

Why does a white shirt matter?

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?

[tabbcat]

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.

[danameless]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

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.

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

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?

You've heard that for 100 years? Wow, and I always assumed you were quite young!

[iarch]

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.

[Rhenzanite]

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.