Wearing a bow tie to an interview.

Malevolence said:
I went for a job interview some years back and the interviewer had the most amazing bowtie/moustache combo you'd ever seen. A proper full-on handlbar moustache and bright yellow bowtie with purple spots.

For the whole bloody interview my gaze just kept on going back to them. I couldn't help it.
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That would have been the time to have worn one. Imagine the love he would have had for you.

.......actually, scratch that, It's good to be able to sit down after work.
 
I would think it's easy, if you want maximise your chances of getting a job, then surely if the job/company are conventional, then stick with convention. If you know they are looking for something unconventional, then play to that, Once you get the job, then you might want to reconsider the bow-tie, mankini or whatever the hell else you feel is so important. .
 
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I was taken off guard and was asked to come for an interview while I was in the neighborhood of where the office is. It was straight after a surf and I had wet boardshorts on and zink on my face for sun protection.

I got the job.

Granted it didn't happen in England, but the principal remains the same... it entirely depends on the company / person who is interviewing you. If you don't know the person, or company culture... don't risk it. If you do and you know you can pull it off without it taking over their impression of you, go for it.

(ps: no the job wasn't for a surf shop, but for an insurance company)
 
Housey said:
Why do you want to wear a bow tie, what is the purpose assuming it's not your normal attire?
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This.

There is a contractor network engineer who works for me who always wears a waistcoat. He doesn't do it to look good for us, he does it because he always has.

If you are doing it to make a statement in the interview it's a bit, well, odd.
 
Conanius said:
This.

There is a contractor network engineer who works for me who always wears a waistcoat. He doesn't do it to look good for us, he does it because he always has.

If you are doing it to make a statement in the interview it's a bit, well, odd.
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I agree. If you're going to wear it to the interview and they hire you, I think they would find it odd if you didn't end up wearing it on a regular basis.
 
You'll be known to the interviewers as "the guy who wore the bow tie" when they discuss candidates. If its a job you seriously want, don't potentially jeopardise it, just wear a tie :)
 
Jamesyboyjim said:
You'll be known to the interviewers as "the guy who wore the bow tie" when they discuss candidates. If its a job you seriously want, don't potentially jeopardise it, just wear a tie :)
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Beats being known as "whatwastheirname? The one from Monday afternoon." :D
 
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For any typical office job you are going to come across as 'try hard' or 'dresses inappropriately'.

The only circumstances this would go down well would be:

1) you are applying for a trendy job with likeminded trendy interviewers that happen to like your sense of fashion.
2) you are a formidable intellectual powerhouse that actually intimidates the interviewers.
3) you are genuinely eccentric - in which case if you have to ask this question you don't fit into this category.

I know a barrister that wears a bow tie and he completely bonkers - he's not trying to be cool, he's super uncool, but he likes wearing it and from that perspective ... He somehow pulls it off!
 
I don't see the issue myself, you interview the person on their merit and skills, not what they wear.

Though this is coming from a person who got into accounts when I had long hair, loads of earrings and wore a leather jacket :p

I used to go see the bank manager in ripped jeans, T-Shirt etc, still didn't stop him ok'ing the 100,000 O/Draft I was after - facts & figures > image
 
Communication is supposedly 70% how you look, 20% how you sound and 10% what you say.

Theoretically the best approach is to mirror what the interviewer is wearing. If you're going for an office job what's the likelihood of them wearing a bow tie?
 
In a position where you're around substances or machinery where a normal tie could be considered dangerous, a bow tie could well be a good option. Eg. a chem lab, factory floor, building site etc. Otherwise, no.
 
jonneymendoza said:
i enjoy wearing a yankies baseball cap and my underwear. is that fine to wear for an interview?
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You're one of those weird street photographers who wears skin tight jeans with a copy of fhm in his manbag so if you're going for an interview to star in gay magazine weekly then sure go for it.
 
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