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How do you like to dress for your interviews? ex: Black/white, bold color, pants, skirt?
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Dark sheath dress with a blazer or cashmere cardigan. Something professional but comfortable. Nothing distracting.
Anonymous
Black suit with a nice shirt.
Anonymous
Black or blue suit with white or coordinating shirt. I typically wear pants. It depends on the place. If they are more of a casual place, I might wear a long dress with a cardigan in neutral colors. I typically avoid bright or bold colors and patterns unless it is an industry where that is expected (fashion, high-end retail).
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
I think how you dress for an interview depends on what you do, what level you are and what industry you work in.
Appropriate dress for a start up tech company will probably be a lot different than for a white shoe law firm.
Dress too formal at a tech company where everyone is in hoodies and sneakers and you run the risk of being seen as not a culture fit.
Lizette Lynch
Depends on the company culture. Check out Glassdoor for company events or their website to get an insight on how they position themselves. But to be on the safe side, overdressed is better than being under dressed. Suit with a pop of color I would suggest. Also depending on the role you are interviewing for, always dress to impress ;)
Marco Person
A formal outfit is best for an interview.
Anonymous
As others have said it truly depends on the role/company you are interviewing with. I have recently been on several interviews, and wanted to show my personality some and yet maintain professionalism, and having read some others who post on LinkedIn about dress. You can have fun and still look nice meaning black suit but fun colored shirt, nice but fun jewlerly etc.
Anonymous
Be yourself, what color your dress in doesn't matter but nothing too revealing.
Lori Laurito Betz
Just for a different perspective-it really does depend on what field you’re in. I worked in early childhood education for 18 years and have now been in social/human services for the past 12 years… I’ve never once worn a suit to an interview. Overall the dress code in early childhood is business casual at best and human services is pretty much the same (maybe a bit dressier depending who you might be meeting with). I usually dressed just slightly better than the norm for where I was interviewing OR I was doing the interview before or after work so I was dressed in whatever I wore to work. It never impeded being offered a job. However, it does depend on the field.
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