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  • 17-05-2013 9:07pm
    #1
    paulmcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Smart Business Dress.


    Any idea what this is? Suits, slacks, jumpers, shirts, tie?


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  • #2
    Sugar Free
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭Sugar Free


    paulmcgrath wrote: »
    Smart Business Dress.


    Any idea what this is? Suits, slacks, jumpers, shirts, tie?

    It means suit and tie in my place on the very rare occasions there has been a need to dress in that manner.


  • #3
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    paulmcgrath wrote: »
    Smart Business Dress.


    Any idea what this is? Suits, slacks, jumpers, shirts, tie?

    Business dress means suit.

    Because they used the word "smart" I would interpret that as meaning "don't just put on a crappy cheap suit to comply with the rules; wearing something nice and look good".


  • #4
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    Suit, shirt, tie, shoes.


  • #5
    LowKeyReturn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 934 ✭✭✭LowKeyReturn


    Well polished smart shoes is my only addition, well that and clean shaven or smartly trimmed beard.


  • #6
    Irish_Elect_Eng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Irish_Elect_Eng


    I agree with the other poster, you can't go wrong with a decent suit.

    But, one caveat, it does depend a little on what the day to day norms are in a particular company. For a trendy interior design company, it would have a more fashionable edge, for a young software house it may be slacks and shirt and tie. But for finance, law, and most professions this means a nice suit.


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  • #7
    paulmcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭paulmcgrath


    These vague HR terms are quite annoying.

    Would it not be easier just to say. "Smart Suit, Shirt, Tie and Shoes are expected."

    Looks like off to dept store for me.


  • #8
    rgmmg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭rgmmg


    Wear a suit on day 1 and gauge what others are wearing then.


  • #9
    paulmcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭paulmcgrath


    rgmmg wrote: »
    Wear a suit on day 1 and gauge what others are wearing then.

    You dont want to be the only melon wearing a suit in the office though do you :p


  • #10
    longhalloween
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭longhalloween


    paulmcgrath wrote: »
    You dont want to be the only melon wearing a suit in the office though do you :p

    Better than being the only melon NOT wearing a suit.


  • #11
    rgmmg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭rgmmg


    paulmcgrath wrote: »
    You dont want to be the only melon wearing a suit in the office though do you :p


    Maybe :)

    Better to be the only melon wearing a suit than the only melon who ain't. :D


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  • #12
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    paulmcgrath wrote: »
    These vague HR terms are quite annoying.

    Would it not be easier just to say. "Smart Suit, Shirt, Tie and Shoes are expected."

    Looks like off to dept store for me.

    It's not really that vague though; it has a pretty well defined meaning.

    Is this for the interview, or are you past that stage?


  • #13
    paulmcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭paulmcgrath


    Eoin wrote: »
    It's not really that vague though; it has a pretty well defined meaning.

    Is this for the interview, or are you past that stage?

    Its past that stage Eoin. Its for the first day.


  • #14
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    paulmcgrath wrote: »
    Its past that stage Eoin. Its for the first day.

    Ah right - well if you didn't get a good idea from the interview process, then you could ring to clarify - but "Smart Business Dress" is pretty clear IMO.


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