What to wear at an interview for a senior job tomorrow?
Discussion
sunnyb13 said:
Jasandjules said:
Personally I would be suited and booted all day long. Shirt, cufflinks and matching tie.
Law is all about suits…. I’m sure a tv show was named after it…Rusty Old-Banger said:
PlywoodPascal said:
Sunday Drive said:
Make yourself stand out from the other candidates.
Purple velvet suit it is then.
On walks a guy from a Dutch startup in an electric blue silk suit. The suit drew gasps. So bright, you could have seen it from Space.
But guess whose stand was busiest afterwards...
Muzzer79 said:
Puzzles said:
I agree things have moved on and tbh I’m not sure I’d want to work for a company that would insist on a suit anyway.
Nobody 'insists' on a suit for an interview.Let's not confuse regular office dress code for an interview. I'd be reluctant to work for a company that insisted I wore a suit daily.
But dressing smartly for an interview shows that you are motivated, respectful of the position and want to make a good impression.
It's the same principle why you wear smart clothes for a wedding or to go to court. If you were in the dock, would you go in jeans and a jumper........because Covid?
In the end, I went with a suit and tie. TBH without the tie it felt a bit casual and, going with the 'You can't be overdressed for an interview' thing, I'm glad I did.
The company have a factory on the same site and so the first thing I had to do was put on a hi-vis! So much for the nice suit
. The interviewing managers were casually dressed (Polo shirts). I was in for 1.5hrs so think it went ok.
The company have a factory on the same site and so the first thing I had to do was put on a hi-vis! So much for the nice suit
. The interviewing managers were casually dressed (Polo shirts). I was in for 1.5hrs so think it went ok.TwigtheWonderkid said:
Pit Pony said:
1st impressions count. When I was on a jury, my first reaction to seeing the defendant in a cheap (track) suit, was that he was obviously guilty.
Would an expensive track suit made you think differently!They actually had to explicitly state that a suit did not mean a tracksuit !
snuffy said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Pit Pony said:
1st impressions count. When I was on a jury, my first reaction to seeing the defendant in a cheap (track) suit, was that he was obviously guilty.
Would an expensive track suit made you think differently!They actually had to explicitly state that a suit did not mean a tracksuit !
Undirection said:
In the end, I went with a suit and tie. TBH without the tie it felt a bit casual and, going with the 'You can't be overdressed for an interview' thing, I'm glad I did.
The company have a factory on the same site and so the first thing I had to do was put on a hi-vis! So much for the nice suit. The interviewing managers were casually dressed (Polo shirts). I was in for 1.5hrs so think it went ok.
good luck The company have a factory on the same site and so the first thing I had to do was put on a hi-vis! So much for the nice suit
. The interviewing managers were casually dressed (Polo shirts). I was in for 1.5hrs so think it went ok.
Undirection said:
In the end, I went with a suit and tie. TBH without the tie it felt a bit casual and, going with the 'You can't be overdressed for an interview' thing, I'm glad I did.
The company have a factory on the same site and so the first thing I had to do was put on a hi-vis! So much for the nice suit. The interviewing managers were casually dressed (Polo shirts). I was in for 1.5hrs so think it went ok.
Good luck.The company have a factory on the same site and so the first thing I had to do was put on a hi-vis! So much for the nice suit
. The interviewing managers were casually dressed (Polo shirts). I was in for 1.5hrs so think it went ok.I visited the factory I am taking over, yesterday, I wore suit as I had a board meeting after. As PP says, I definitely felt like a visiting MP in high vis, safety boots, hard hat and suit!
Several years ago I went to a bid meeting in Liverpool and there was about 6 of us in the group, all in suits (not tracksuits !), and Hi-Viz and hard hards, walking around The Strand. We looked like we were about to appear on a TV interview - I was expecting someone from North West Tonight to pop up and ram a furry microphone up my bugle.
snuffy said:
Years ago, I read on Chester Races website, that there was a dress code for certain stands. One acceptable form of dress was a "suit (not tracksuit)".
They actually had to explicitly state that a suit did not mean a tracksuit !
Chester Races has significantly reduced the dress code for Tattersalls compared to even a couple of years ago. They actually had to explicitly state that a suit did not mean a tracksuit !
Jeans and a polo now accepted
I have a different approach to this. I'll look for a company first of all where I think I might fit the culture, and I think you can learn a lot about this from websites, through contacts and maybe the first contact, which is often just a call. Then I'll wear whatever I think is appropriate, but which in my case hasn't been a suit and tie for many years. If I don't get the job because of what I wore (or didn't) then I'm tempted to think we wouldn't have been a good fit anyway.
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