Clothes for job interview.

estebancambias

What do you guys wear when you are in an interview? I have heard that you should wear formal clothing, but from my 3 jobs(part-time I should add) I have always gone for just a casual style, at one interview I was wearing a tracksuit after coming from a football match.

How much of an impression do you think it really makes?

What are you planning on doing? If it's working in Dunnes on the floor, go in something smart but you won't have to go all out. If it's something in an office, suit & tie.

Basically, if you want to impress you need to wear a suit. Do you need to impress? Common sense as always.

Running Bing

estebancambias wrote: »

What do you guys wear when you are in an interview? I have heard that you should wear formal clothing, but from my 3 jobs(part-time I should add) I have always gone for just a casual style, at one interview I was wearing a tracksuit after coming from a football match.

How much of an impression do you think it really makes?

Always wear a suit and tie imo. Better to feel stupid for overdressing than look stupid for underdressing.

The way I view it is you will never look silly wearing a suit in an interview(it is essentially a business meeting) but you could well look a plank if you underdress.

Buy a suit. Topman/River Island/Burton(even Marks and Sparks and Dunnes) do them quite reasonably and it is a great investment...never know when you will need it.

gal_anonim

And what in your opinion is suitable for an interview when your meeting
the recruiter[not from agency] over a coffee? Is jeans and shirt suitable?

estebancambias

I'm going for a job at Christmas on ICE RDS, with a cleaner my prefered choice.

Running Bing

gal_anonim wrote: »

And what in your opinion is suitable for an interview when your meeting
the recruiter[not from agency] over a coffee? Is jeans and shirt suitable?

Like I said I always feel it is right to err on the side of caution. If meeting over coffee I would say a suit and shirt with no tie. I think this is perfect because it is casual but at the same time smart. Imo if you were dressed like this I dont think any employer would ever hold anything against you but if you turn up in jeans it could well be fatal.

As Myth says though use common sense but imo if ever caught between two minds always go for the smarter option.

dudara

estebancambias wrote: »

I'm going for a job at Christmas on ICE RDS, with a cleaner my prefered choice.

Slacks with a tucked in, ironed shirt with neat shoes.

irlrobins

dudara wrote: »

Slacks with a tucked in, ironed shirt with neat shoes.

Agreed. I would say wearing jeans at any job interview is a no no. Even if you end up wearing jeans on the actual job, I think you should always over dress for the job interview. But not to over over dress

Dave!

dudara wrote: »

Slacks with a tucked in, ironed shirt with neat shoes.

Yes. No need for a tie.

justfortherecor

Tuxedo...just to be safe.

Mint Sauce

would always go prepared, the suit, shirt and tie, could always remove the tie (and still look smart and professional) if you feel over dressed when ariving or if you see other employees not wearing one, making sure shoes are polished and clothes pressed.

Agent Smith

i recently went Job hunting, and wore my 3 piece suit
of the 3 interviews i had, i was offered 2 of them.

Good shoes are always a plus aswell. And remember, Black goes with everything!

How Strange

For an office based job always wear a suit but for this particular type of interview smart casual is fine. Make sure your shirt is perfectly ironed and you hair is tidy. You'd be amazed the amount of lads who look like they got dressed the night before, wore it all to bed and then came straight to the interview.

doolox

I remember my first job interview I wore a suit but found out later that it nearly cost me the job......
The upshot was I was applying for a junior assembly position and the lead assembler thought I wouldn't hack it as I was too poshly dressed and wouldn't fit in with the rest of the crowd. Luckily the supervisor was from a similar background to mine, father and brothers farmers/self-employed and rural and knew that countryboys dress to impress...
As it was 14 years later I left that company with a 3rd level qualification and at least some idea of a career.
On joining my present company I again wore the suit and no problems. The guideline i'd say is that any job involving 3rd level qual or any office/frontline job wear a suit. Any manual labour type job wear a tidy trousers/jumper with open neck. It probably wouldn't hurt to call the receptionist of the company a couple of days before the interview to find out what the rules ( if any ) are.

lewiscarroll30

A first impression is a lasting impression

It is generally said that interviewers form an opinion of candidates within the first 15 seconds of their meeting. Therefore it is very important to look the way in which you want to present yourself to others. While interviewing it is necessary to dress conservatively and well groomed.Choose a conservative suit (navy, gray, black),a long-sleeved shirt that matches with the suit, a profesional tie and belt that matches your shoes.

padser

dudara wrote: »

Slacks with a tucked in, ironed shirt with neat shoes.

+1

If you are going for something professional (accountancy, solicitor, banking etc) then the interview invitation will generally specify formal business attire - but for anything else I don't think you could go far wrong with Dudara's formula.

NewBalance

gal_anonim wrote: »

And what in your opinion is suitable for an interview when your meeting
the recruiter[not from agency] over a coffee? Is jeans and shirt suitable?

If you are meeting a Recruitment consultant treat it as a formal interview - wear a suit tie shirt - clean shoes etc... they will then know how you're going to present yourself at an actual interview