Secrets of Knowing How to Dress for a Job Interview
Knowing how to dress for a job interview is one of
those things that can’t help you very much in the job
interview process, but not knowing how to dress can
hurt you a lot. It’s not likely that you’d ever hear
an interviewer say “the candidate didn’t know anything
about the industry, the company or even the job. He
has no experience, is stupid and has a bad attitude.
But damn. Did you see that great suit? He’s hired.”
However, it is very likely to hear an employer say
that someone has good experience but “they don’t
appear to be a fit into the corporate culture.” What
this means, most of the time, is that the interviewer
didn’t like something about what the person looked
like, which includes how they dressed for a job
interview.
Knowing how to dress for a job interview mostly
requires knowing how the other people in that office
dress. For most companies and industries, that means
knowing how to dress in a professional manner. For
men, this is simple. Wear a nice dark suit, a
conservative suit, a tie that matches, and dress
shoes. For women it’s a little more complicated, but
not much. Professional looking skirt, jackets,
pantsuits and outfits are easily selected. Knowing
what NOT to wear is just as important as knowing what
to wear. As a general rule, the point of the job
interview attire is to not draw attention to itself.
When the interviewer sees the job interview outfit,
ideally he or she only makes the note that it is
appropriate for the office, clean, flattering and
makes the applicant look professional.
More How to Dress for a Job Interview Secrets
That means that when considering how to dress for a
job interview, the applicant should not consider the
interview a chance to put on flashy colors, shiny
jewelry, garish makeup, edgy haircuts or any other
obvious signs of individuality. There may be a time
and place for individuality of appearance in the
workplace, but that time is not into the job
interview. The job interview is a time when the
appearance of the applicant takes a back seat to his
or her personality, intelligence and responses to the
questions.
Knowing how to dress for an interview in a more
fashionable or unique job environment follows more or
less the same principles. Again, the point is to show
you understand the environment, and can be a part of
it. The only difference is that in a field like
fashion design or advertising, showing up for the job
interview in a suit would be like showing up for a job
at an investment bank in a tuxedo. It’s too formal, it
stands out and announces that you don’t understand the
environment. Consequently, applicants should do some
investigation before the interview and wear something
that more or less matches the rest of the office, but
is slightly more formal and put together.
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