Harvey Norman job interview what to wear?

mickdman

I have a job interview coming up for Harvey Norman soon (tech role).Should I wear a suit or something a bit less formal?
All opinions appreciated

Atlantic Dawn

Wear a suit. Always better to be over dressed than underdressed, you can then relax on the day.

Elwood_Blues

Think it's better to be overdressed than under dressed.

MildThing84

If you're worried, i'd call and ask. Have always found the person on the other line is more than happy to help and understands the reason for the call. Totally ok in my book. Only human.

GarionB

Personally I'd try find out who's going to be interviewing you and find out what they're like. Maybe go visit the store and ask to speak with them ahead, with some excuse. Say you wanted to quickly double check the time's good for them and ask if they want you to bring anything. Sound them out a bit mentally if they seem relaxed or serious, if they're dressed well or casually. Mirror them.

I know when I'm hiring someone the two things I care about most are do they actually seem to care about the thing they're going to do or do they just want to earn money anyway possible, and would I like working with the person and being around them. The more you come across as being like the interviewer the more likely they'll warm to you.

Good luck in the interview!

MildThing84

GarionB wrote: »

Personally I'd try find out who's going to be interviewing you and find out what they're like. Maybe go visit the store and ask to speak with them ahead, with some excuse. Say you wanted to quickly double check the time's good for them and ask if they want you to bring anything. Sound them out a bit mentally if they seem relaxed or serious, if they're dressed well or casually. Mirror them.

I know when I'm hiring someone the two things I care about most are do they actually seem to care about the thing they're going to do or do they just want to earn money anyway possible, and would I like working with the person and being around them. The more you come across as being like the interviewer the more likely they'll warm to you.

Visit the store, fine. But i would not go and ask to speak with them ahead of an interview! I don't think that's appropriate at all.

Fine to ring ahead and query but if you need to double check times that have already been agreed, then as a hiring manager i'd question the candidates ability.

colm_mcm

You can’t go wrong with a suit.

Elwood_Blues

colm_mcm wrote: »

You can’t go wrong with a suit.

Unless it's a jumpsuit...

GavMan

GarionB wrote: »

Personally I'd try find out who's going to be interviewing you and find out what they're like. Maybe go visit the store and ask to speak with them ahead, with some excuse. Say you wanted to quickly double check the time's good for them and ask if they want you to bring anything. Sound them out a bit mentally if they seem relaxed or serious, if they're dressed well or casually. Mirror them.

I know when I'm hiring someone the two things I care about most are do they actually seem to care about the thing they're going to do or do they just want to earn money anyway possible, and would I like working with the person and being around them. The more you come across as being like the interviewer the more likely they'll warm to you.

Good luck in the interview!

It's Harvey Norman so they're bound to be in a shirt (branded probably) and slacks. OP, Wear a shirt slacks, black/brown shoes and tie at a minimum. Suit jacket is fine too but understandable if in this warm weather you ditched it. A light pullover sweater would also be suitable

DellyBelly

If you ca ndo a decent Australian accent that might help you..fairly certain they are an Australian company.

Creamy Goodness

Suit; you can always dress down (i.e. take off a tie, or jacket) but it's impossible to dress up after you leave your home.

aktelmiele

Always wear suit and tie.

If you get there and see that they are very casual, you can make a call to take off the tie.

The management wear suits and the staff wear shirts. So I'd go suit.

Also, you don't want to be remembered for the only one to go casual. Might go against you that you weren't bothered.

I interviewed a guy one time. He wasn't suitable from his answers but he had put a shirt on straight from the packet. So the creases were still there. Got the feeling there was no prep or pride in them

crisco10

Suit. Much more likely to be criticised by an interviewer (after you leave) for being too casual than too formal.

aktelmiele

aktelmiele wrote: »

Always wear suit and tie.

If you get there and see that they are very casual, you can make a call to take off the tie.

The management wear suits and the staff wear shirts. So I'd go suit.

Also, you don't want to be remembered for the only one to go casual. Might go against you that you weren't bothered.

I interviewed a guy one time. He wasn't suitable from his answers but he had put a shirt on straight from the packet. So the creases were still there. Got the feeling there was no prep or pride in them

I wouldn't be concerned about a shirt straight from the pack. Show's he put the effort into buy a new shirt for the interview.

I've interviewed in much worse outfits than that.

Always wear a suit and tie to an interview, always.

AlohaLights

I managed a Carphone Warehouse before, so would have done a lot of interviews for roles similar to what you're going for, and started in the sales role myself.

From my experience, no need for a full-suit, it won't work against you or anything but just not necessary. I would always recommend suit pants and a nice shirt with suit shoes. You'll look smart and not overkill.

Best of luck with your interview!

mickdman

Thanks everyone for the responses.I don’t think I’ll ask the hiring manager to see what I should wear to the interview.As Sugarman said, a suit can look a bit overkill for a retail role, which is what my main concern is about.