Interview Attire
Interview Attire Fact #1: HairMen: If you looked like you just rolled out of bed or look like you havenò€™t gone for a haircut in weeks, you scream, ò€œI just donò€™t careò€ to an employer. If you donò€™t care about your presentation, how do they know you will care about your work?Ò They donò€™t!
Women: Alright ladies, wearing your hair down can be exhilarating, sexy and fun but that isnò€™t the point you are trying to get across during an interview. You want to sell your abilities, not your appearance. Wear your hair up!
Interview Attire Fact #2: Suit
Men: I donò€™t know where to start! You want to wear a nice pair of slacks with a matching suit jacket, a dress shirt and a tie. You donò€™t want your suite to be too flashy unless you are interviewing to be a CEO. Too flashy might say you canò€™t manage money and possibly, arenò€™t a good decision maker. You can even go to assume that you care a lot about what others think and are unable to think for yourself. For your shirt, stay away from silk or see-through fabrics and avoid heavy cottons. Go with plain colors and stray away from erratic prints.
Women: Again, you want to sell your abilities, not your appearance. Try to avoid wearing a skirt, even if itò€™s a longer pencil skirt. Go with a nice pair of slacks with a matching suite jacket and a nice shirt. Same rules apply to you as they do the men.
Interview Attire Fact #3: Shoes
Men: Donò€™t wear flip flops, sneakers, loafers, sandals, etc. If it isnò€™t a dress shoe, donò€™t even think about it! Further, make sure it matches your suite. If you have a black or gray suite, wear black shoes. Donò€™t show up in white shoes, pink shoes, blue shoes, etc. An employer can look at your shoes and think many things. They could say you are motivated and driven or lazy and unprepared. Which do you want to be?
Women: The same applies for you only you have one additional rule. Do not wear open-toe or toe-less shoes. Further, avoid shoes with a very high heel. You are not walking down the runway; you are showing up for an interview. Keep it simple and professional.
Interview Attire Fact #4: Piercings
Men and Women: Several ear piercings, nose piercings, tongue piercings, neck piercings, eye brow piercings, etc. If, and I mean if, you make it past the metal detector, the interviewer may just turn you right back around. As an employee you represent their company and their company would like to maintain a particular image. At work, you represent them, at home, you represent you. Keep that in mind!
Interview Attire Fact #5: Hats
Men and Women: You couldnò€™t wear a hat to class, you canò€™t wear a hat to dinner, you shouldnò€™t wear a hat to a wedding. Why may I ask would you wear a hat to an interview? Does it mean you are unprepared for the interview? Does it mean you woke up late? Does it mean you just donò€™t care? Not a single curiosity that comes to mind is positive, eek!
Interview Attire Fact #6: Jewelry
Men and Women: Unless you plan on working at a jewelry store, donò€™t load your hands with rings or your wrists with bracelets. Keep it to one ring per finger and one bracelet, if that, per wrist. If you have anything more it shows un-organization, the inability to make decisions, that you are materialistic and rely on the decisions and opinions of others. The list of possibilities could go on. Just keep in mind, at work you represent them, at home you represent you.
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