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Unlike every other response in this thread, I would recommend wearing a suit. :p


Seriously, Lol at people recommending against it. Fair enough not all interviewers will care all that much, but do you want to send the guy to an interviewer that does care about it?

Advising against it is stupid.
 
Yup a suit & tie is a must,dont want to be going in casual clothes as it will be seen as you have not made any effort..so makes them think you wont put in effort working for them!

As for the stupid question they always ask...why do you want to work for us,I just said that i enjoy that sort of work,helping customers out etc...a load of crap yes but it got me a job doig a similar role. :D
 
IMO, no need for a suit.

Trousers, shirt and possibly a tie.

I never wore a suit for any of my job interviews execpt when I joined the RAF. I got them without any problems, because I was polite, smart and showed interest in the job.

Not because I didn't wear a suit, there is no need to jobs that they don't wear one during the job. IMO.

Your personality tells them all they need to know about you.
 
It would be interesting, as this suit question comes up all the time, to find out the ages of the posters recommending a suit and those saying not to wear a suit....

I will make an educated guess that the "suit wearers" are mostly 30+ whereas the "non-suit wearers" are younger.
 
I had a guy turn up to an interview wearing a suit on the top with jeans and trousers on the bottom.

I asked him if the advertise hours are OK for him to which he replied to "depends on bus, I might be able to"

interview terminated after that.
 
I'm 29. I've worn a suit for every job interview I've ever gone to. Including an Asda position as a Produce assistant when I was younger.

I have only ever been unsuccessful once, and the position I applied for was one I didnt think I would get anyways.

Junior Web developer- I wasnt even to a junior standard :p

I know a suit isnt the reason behind me getting the jobs, But whats wrong with an excuse to get suited and booted? You look awesome!

I also wear grey suits, as I feel they're more professional looking. personal taste though I'm sure
 
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Thing is... if you don't wear a suit, and others do... you'll be kicking yourself. Just wear one and if you feel over dressed just take the tie off. So what if you're over dressed. It shows you're willing to put the effort in and make a good impression. I'm sure some of Tesco's values are about being professional, putting the effort in for their customers. So if you put the effort at an interview, even for a "shelf stacker" role - and if you perform well at the interview, at least the manager/staff there will think that you're actually not wasting their time.
 
Richie said:
It would be interesting, as this suit question comes up all the time, to find out the ages of the posters recommending a suit and those saying not to wear a suit....

I will make an educated guess that the "suit wearers" are mostly 30+ whereas the "non-suit wearers" are younger.
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Happy to break expectation. 27 and would have said the same thing at 18.

Maybe some of the people saying suit are people that also are the ones that handle interviews?

Camalot said:
I had a guy turn up to an interview wearing a suit on the top with jeans and trousers on the bottom.

I asked him if the advertise hours are OK for him to which he replied to "depends on bus, I might be able to"

interview terminated after that.
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Ah one of those. We had one in a brown leather jacket, converse, jeans, probably mid 30s. His attitude matched.
 
When I wore a suit to a Sainsbury's interview, I didn't get the shelfstacking "fill in" job that I applied for, I was offered a Supervisory role and it wasn't long before I had my own department (fresh foods) and a decent hike in pay.
I'd never even worked in retail before that.
Although I do interview well and the guy who interviewed me commented that his dad always told him to suit up in an interview even if it was for sweeping streets - my dad said the same to me. I do interview well too (which helps - have confidence, not to be confused with cockiness)
Seems like a case of old school values clashing with new school values - however, most managers / interviewers are old school so you should dress accordingly..
 
I interview a lot and if im honest it makes no difference to me if they turn up in decent clean casual clothes or a suit.

I've had people turn up to interviews looking like they have just slept in the street. They make me think they don't care so my mindset is not interested straight away.

As long as they arrive smart then I am all ears.
 
I have worked part time jobs at Asda and Sainsbury's and at no point did wearing a suit to the interview cross my mind. For both roles, the actual 'interview' part lasted about 10 minutes; the rest of the time was form filling and 'group bonding'.

If you're looking for a full time role with the hope of getting a promotion then a suit is probably worthwhile, for a part time job as a shelf stacker role whilst at uni I wouldn't bother.
 
Richie said:
It would be interesting, as this suit question comes up all the time, to find out the ages of the posters recommending a suit and those saying not to wear a suit....

I will make an educated guess that the "suit wearers" are mostly 30+ whereas the "non-suit wearers" are younger.
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The suit wearers are almost certainly the people who will be hiring you (creative industries and some other some fields aside). I've hired more people than I can remember and as I sad earlier the interviewee who wears a suit starts from base zero : I have no opinion of him yet. The guy who turns up without the suit starts on -10. This is common, it's not opinion, it is a very common thing and people should understand this. Of course there will be those who recruit and genuinely don't care what the interviewee wears but they are in the minority.

This isn't about a suit guaranteeing you a job, it's about reducing risk. If you have one wear one, if you don't then be aware that you will most likely be at a disadvantage to the other candidates who have correctly chosen to wear a suit.
 
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Wear this:

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They will think of the morale-boosting humour you can bring to the team.
 
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