Guidelines To Dressing For A Interview
Your dressing is most probably the first thing your interviewer will notice about you. A good not-overly-done dressing helps you make a great first impression. And when it comes to interviews, you have one chance to make it count. You don't want the first thing being noticed to be your bright green shirt or your yellow socks. This guide will help you dress in that killer look for the interview.
Fragrance
As tempting as it may seem filling the room with a fragrance you believe is great may not have the same impression to every one of the members of you interview panel. Actually it might have the opposite of the intended effect. Your interviewers may be distracted instead and even perhaps offended. As long as you are fresh and looking good, you might need to save your cologne and aftershave for another day.
What to Wear
Your dressing style should match the dressing style of the company you are applying to. Wearing a suit for example should do for any company that's part of a more formal industry, such as banking, law or brokerage. You should probably go for a dark color like black or dark grey or even navy blue. You can blend this with a blue shirt, that always seems to go well with most skin tones and easily coordinates with most suit colors.
The tie you choose should also match your shirt and your suit. Some industries like software development and technology oriented companies however do not have formal dressing codes. Still you can't go in looking shabby and it will be to your own advantage if you wear something a little nicer than what everyone in the office is wearing. So no matter how casual you look, you should still be smart and dressy.
Such ensembles might include pressed khakis or trousers, a well pressed button-down shirt, and of course some sort of nice looking dress shoe and matching belt. You may even want to thrown on a blazer. Navy blazers look great with khaki pants.
Shoes and Belts
Simple details like shoes that match the belt are good to remember. Dark clothes will go with black shoes and medium toned clothes should go with brown shoes. Your shoes will probably not make any impression, but if they are dirty or tattered they'll most definitely be noticed. And this of course in a negative light.
Accessories
Use of accessories should be minimized or even completely avoided. Use some sort of bound portfolio to carry your resume, references or other papers. Cuff links and casual wristwatches should do for men. Earrings, necklaces, nose rings, and such are not interview material (unless you are applying to a tattoo shop). Whatever the type of industry, men should wear jewelry sparingly.
In the end it will pay to look good. You should go that extra image mile to win the hearts of your potential employer. If you follow this guide then the day of your interview will probably not be the last day you get to be in that nice building:)
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