Smart Casual ?

damnyanks

Howdy,

I've an interview tomorrow. It's the first interview I will have with this company. Anyways, I asked what sort of interview will it be (E.g technical exams?)

I got a reply back saying what sort of interview it was going to be and then the following

Dress code is smart casual, so
don't plan to spend all day in a suit and tie in a hot train carriage
:-).

Generally I'd wear a suit to a interview even if it said smart casual, anyone else I've seen at them usually has a suit as well. But the guy put a smiley in the e-mail. So it seems rather informal to me at least. As its a industrial placement not everyone has a suit so usually that is the dress code as not to pressure people into buying a new suit.

So would it make sense to go wearing smart casual now that he's said that to me? I know the person who sent the e-mail + 1 other will be intervewing me.

Also what exactly is smart casual?

jhegarty

damnyanks wrote:

Howdy,

I've an interview tomorrow. It's the first interview I will have with this company. Anyways, I asked what sort of interview will it be (E.g technical exams?)

I got a reply back saying what sort of interview it was going to be and then the following



Generally I'd wear a suit to a interview even if it said smart casual, anyone else I've seen at them usually has a suit as well. But the guy put a smiley in the e-mail. So it seems rather informal to me at least. As its a industrial placement not everyone has a suit so usually that is the dress code as not to pressure people into buying a new suit.

So would it make sense to go wearing smart casual now that he's said that to me? I know the person who sent the e-mail + 1 other will be intervewing me.

Also what exactly is smart casual?

i would wear a suit for anything paying more than the minimun wage...

DonkeyStyle \o/

There was a thread on this in Afterhours a few weeks ago... <<Linky>>
Although this was in the context of education and not work, but still worth a read.
My own advice would be to go in a suit anyway... always better to overdress for an interview than underdress.

WhiteWashMan

wear a suit.

if you want to go smart casual, then a pair of chinos or slacks and a nice plain cotton shirt. nice polished shoes.
wear a tie if you feel inclined. no big neck or wrist chains. use common sense

damnyanks

Like I said usually I'd just wear a suit as smart casual would be listed as the dress code. But the guy went out of the way to say don't bother wearing one and even put a smiley heh

Probably just wear a suit minus the tite and open button or something. Can always keep a tie in my pocket incase someone else is dressed up

Lump

I'd go with the suit.

John

Kingsize

id go suit to the interview tone it down to shirt /polo shirt & neat jeans/cords for everyday use if you get the job.
Suit jacket & jeans with a casual shirt can look fine for an interview but you gotta be careful - you dont want to look like jeremy clarkson.

Souperfreak

go for the suit

Always dress one step up from what the standard dress code is for that job.

Sposs

Smart Casual could be the suit without the tie and a nice shirt.

WhiteWashMan

Sposs wrote:

Smart Casual could be the suit without the tie and a nice shirt.

you mean he should wear a suit with no tie or nice shirt?

DonkeyStyle \o/

damnyanks wrote:

But the guy went out of the way to say don't bother wearing one and even put a smiley heh

That's the oldest trick in the book, don't fall for it.

Sposs

WhiteWashMan wrote:

you mean he should wear a suit with no tie or nice shirt?

Im tired im going to lie down...

damnyanks

WhiteWashMan wrote:

you mean he should wear a suit with no tie or nice shirt?

Yeah no shirt would be cool. I could try getting the job with my sexy body as opposed to other merits