Get dressed up for interview with agency?

foxy06

Just wondering is it the norm to get dressed up in your usual interview gear if it is with an agency?

AARRRGH

Yes, treat it like a normal interview.

Worst case scenario you spent 30 minutes getting ready for nothing. Probable scenario is they'll see you are serious and be impressed.

keefg

Although agency interviews can be a pain in the butt & a complete waste of time in some cases you should treat is as any other interview really (you never know where it will lead).

If you are a female, then plain business suit or skirt/pants & blouse.

If you are male, then suit or at least a shirt & tie.

If you turn up in faded jeans with logo's all over them, runners & your favourite Ramones t-shirt then I don't think you would have much chance being put forward as a candidate.

Good Luck.

AARRRGH

Yep. It's always best to err on the side of caution!

Borzoi

keefg wrote:

Although agency interviews can be a pain in the butt & a complete waste of time in some cases you should treat is as any other interview really

I disagree, though I can see I'm swimming against the tide here.

Agency interviews very much depend on what you're bringing to the table. If you've minimal experience - then dress to impress. If you've the skills to pay the bills, it won't matter if you turn up in your birthday suit:D

Saint_Mel

Borzoi wrote:

If you've the skills to pay the bills, it won't matter if you turn up in your birthday suit:D

Especially if your giong for a job as a stripper

Dave!

Shirt and slacks should be grand. I wouldn't bother with a tie.

keefg

DaveMcG wrote:

Shirt and slacks should be grand. I wouldn't bother with a tie.

Fair point but I suppose it depends on the job. If it's a job stacking shelves on the midnight to 8am shift fair enough but if it is something a bit more professional (accounting etc) or supervisor position the suit/tie would be appropriate.

I interviewed 2 guys for a HGV driving position in April, one turned up in jeans, runners and a bright red polo shirt, the other in a shirt, tie & slacks.

I gave the job to the shirt & tie guy because it showed me he made more of an effort & took the interview/position seriously.

Turns out I did the right thing because a couple of days after the jeans & runners guy phoned me requesting a letter for the social to prove he had been to the interview. Seems he wasn't interested in the job after all, just keeping up his interview quota so he could keep his social payments coming.

You only get one chance at a first impression

IRISH RAIL

I wouldnt bother myself,
Now im not having a go at you but surley theres something better than an agency job out there for you.
seriously have your head examined, they treat you like dirt.
you will be on minimum wage.
you will have problems getting paid cause they cant add thats right none of them, and you will never be made a permanent employee, you are probably being brought in for christmas.
you can obiously use a pc so im sure you have some skills, check out fas.ie and see what they can do.
imo agencys should be outlawed for the benifit of the nation theres no security or priviliges, ( except a christmas card!)
there rant over.

flash harry

IRISH RAIL wrote:

I wouldnt bother myself,
Now im not having a go at you but surley theres something better than an agency job out there for you.
seriously have your head examined, they treat you like dirt.
you will be on minimum wage.
you will have problems getting paid cause they cant add thats right none of them, and you will never be made a permanent employee, you are probably being brought in for christmas.
you can obiously use a pc so im sure you have some skills, check out fas.ie and see what they can do.
imo agencys should be outlawed for the benifit of the nation theres no security or priviliges, ( except a christmas card!)
there rant over.

I would imagine the OP is going for a job through an agency ratheer than with the agency........

I can add. "Agencys" is spelled agencies.......

IRISH RAIL

Hopefullly he is going for a full time job.
it just p***es me off what these cowboys get away with.
ps sorry for the bad spelling and the grammer, but when im in the middle of a rant I dont relly think about that too much.

Cheese Princess

I would always wear a suit. I think it's important to make a good impression on the agency so they'll consider you a good candidate for interviews.

In fairness it's not hard to make a bit of an effort so why not do it?

cailinoBAC

It depends on how much you need a job. I wore a suit when I was looking for a job after coming back from travelling, or for my first job. However, if I'm looking to change jobs and I'm popping into agencies during my lunch hour or after work, I'm not bringing a suit with me. Maybe I've lost some fantastic job by doing this, but I don't really care.