Suiting up for the job

[teamwest]

They say - "” An old suit, a battered hat, a perfect tie and a good collar, that’s what makes a well dressed man”. And it is a fact that a man in a suit gets whatever he wants.
For a job interview one wants to be in his perfect combo of professional and confident look. Most people prefer formal pants and shirt as that's comfortable and easy to be in. Well that's something all your mates are thinking and why not put some more efforts to dress up for your dream job. If you really have the zeal to do anything required for that job why not do the best you can do with yourself and suit up in the most enigmatic way that the employers are allured by your very entrance in the interview room. From my point of view job interviews are those once in a lifetime occasions for which you must put on your best bespoke suit along with confidence.

What do you think?

 

[scorza]

My thoughts entirely.

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[Beren]

... along with confidence

- This. Dress to impress, both the person meeting you but more importantly you. Power pose and get the testosterone flowing before the meeting. You can be in rags if you posture and tone are epic.

 

[Mr^B]

"It depends."

 

[Participant]

From my point of view job interviews are those once in a lifetime occasions

You are either really good at interviews or really bad at applications.

 

[Russinating]

Has anyone ever not got a job because they wore a suit? No.
Has anyone ever not got a job because they didn't wear a suit? Yes.

Go figure.

 

[Dead and Gone]

from my experience doing your research on the company and finding there style shall we say is the best approach. Being suited and booted may be ok but having the skills to pay the bills go a long way

My personally preference is smart casual as I am more relaxed in that style.

 

[teamwest]

You are either really good at interviews or really bad at applications.

Well this December will be the time i'll be sitting for my first job interview. For now i'm just a undergrad student highly fascinated with men's fashion and reviews various avenues for it.

 

[teamwest]

from my experience doing your research on the company and finding there style shall we say is the best approach. Being suited and booted may be ok but having the skills to pay the bills go a long way

My personally preference is smart casual as I am more relaxed in that style.

There's no different opinion about the knowledge and research for the job profile, I totally agree.

 

[diverse180]

Well this December will be the time i'll be sitting for my first job interview....

Suit shop by any chance?

 

[Caged]

Has anyone ever not got a job because they wore a suit? No.
Has anyone ever not got a job because they didn't wear a suit? Yes.

Go figure.

If you turn up to a company which quite plainly advertises that their culture is casual, all the photos of the staff show them dressed like they're at the beach, and clearly mentions all of this on their recruitment pages, then yes, if you turn up in a suit you will fail to get the job.

The answer, as with everything, is "it depends".

 

[JBod]

Has anyone ever not got a job because they wore a suit? No.
Has anyone ever not got a job because they didn't wear a suit? Yes.

Go figure.

Incorrect.

I was specifically told not to suit up for my interview at a VFX studio in Soho. I got the job. Now I am glad I didn't suit up (as it was my instinct to do so) as literally no one wears one - in the area or in the facility.

 

[Mynight]

Yeah the last job I got before going out on my own I turned up in jeans/shirt in a group interview with all these suits. I still won the job

 

[Malevolence]

Most people prefer formal pants and shirt as that's comfortable and easy to be in

I agree that sitting around in your pants is comfortable, but I wouldn't wear them to an interview or for work. I prefer to keep that little pleasure for the privacy of my own home.

 

[Participant]

Incorrect.

I was specifically told not to suit up for my interview at a VFX studio in Soho. I got the job. Now I am glad I didn't suit up (as it was my instinct to do so) as literally no one wears one - in the area or in the facility.

That doesn't disprove Russinating's comment . Read carefully before replying.

 

[Mr^B]

What the hell are formal pants?

 

[Mynight]

What the hell are formal pants?

Boxers.

 

[Theophany]

” An old suit, a battered hat, a perfect tie and a good collar, that’s what makes a well dressed man”.

Nobody of any taste ever said that.

 

[Malevolence]

What the hell are formal pants?

 

[JBod]

That doesn't disprove Russinating's comment . Read carefully before replying.

He is making an obscure Yoda like sentence in a bid to sound intelligent while trying to suggest "don't take a knife to a gun fight".

He is incorrect in implying that not wearing a suit to an interview will mean instant fail.