Job Interview :: Dress Code Advice

Shayper · 5 Jul 2011 at 19:57

I turned up for my first interview in a 400 quid suit (lent from my dad)

Always wear a suit for a job interview, I've had this drilled into me my whole life

Although I was once interviewed on the spot in jeans and a polo top (I had been biking round looking for job vacancies, and this restaurant offered me one there and then

)

But yeah, first impressions are the most important!

steve-h · 5 Jul 2011 at 20:12

You won't be taken seriously if you don't wear a suit!

Meridian · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:39

Robbo said:
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE THREADS?

You have a job interview, you wear a suit.

I have nothing more to add really. I despair.

I think people are just hoping that they won't have to wear it.

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Mat · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:48

Basher said:
WEAR A SUIT.

Seriously, how many more of these threads are we going to get?

First reply says it all really.

Dave M · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:48

Why a man ever asks about what to wear to an interview (unless told otherwise) is a mystery.

We got it easy, a suit, the only variable is how much you spend, which to be perfectly honest most men can't even notice anyway.

It'd help to know how much to spend if you were being interviewed by a woman, but tbh unless you are cute that won't help much.

IceBus · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:50

Suit. Always.

VeNT · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:54

A suit
a FULL suit that is, I once didn't get a job because I didn't ware the jacket, it was the hottest day of the summer and had left it in the car.
felt like a tool after.

Mr^B · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:56

Suit. No matter what. No matter where. Suit.

Lopéz · 5 Jul 2011 at 21:57

PermaBanned said:
Maybe, i just think they look ridiculous

Even when they are the right fit they just look out of place.

A suit jacket, worn with a suit, looks ridiculous?

Maybe if you wear it tied around your head or something.

Craig R · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:04

100% suit.

I work in an office with no dress code and everyone just turns up wearing jeans and t-shirts etc.

However when holding interviews recently one of the candidates turned up wearing similar attire rather than a suit. The bosses' reaction was:

"Pfft that bloke couldn't even be bothered to make an effort and dress smart for his interview."

He didn't get the job.

[FnG]magnolia · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:33

The next person that asks what appropriate interview attire is should be probated.

The answer is a suit. If you don't believe everyone saying this, the answer is still a suit and you should revise your opinion. Continue to do this until you believe that a suit is the appropriate attire.