Dressing For a Job Interview

Physical appearance is extremely important in the interviewing process, it is possible that you can leave a horrible first impression by not appropriately dressing for a job interview, and may directly affect the outcome of the job. When dressing for a job interview, you cannot wear the everyday casual clothes you are use to wearing. There are specific guidelines and requirements to properly dressing for a job interview which include for both men and women:

Specific guidelines for both sexes:

Brushing teeth and arriving with fresh breath.
Neatly arranged hairstyle.
No body odor/good hygiene.
Clean and conventional dress shoes.
Small amount/not gaudy jewelry.
Cleaned and neat fingernails.
Appropriate amount of cologne or perfume.
Do not have gum, candy, or other matter in your mouth.
No obvious and inappropriate body piercings other than single ear piercings for women.
No visible tattoos.
Clean/neatly (without stains) kept attire.

Specific items for women include:

No clubbing wear.
No outrageous makeup.
No torn tights or nylons.

Specific items for men include:

No crazy or wild patterns or colors.
Facial hair neatly trimmed.
Recommended no jewelry what so ever.

Dressing for a interview can become an extremely stressful experience if you do not know exactly what is expected of you to wear, so make sure you do not leave this important step to last minute. Many extremely simple and easy to follow solutions to eliminate the stress of appropriately dressing for a job interview are found in the Interview Manuscript Guide.

Feel completely confident and comfortable in dressing for a job interview with the clothes you may already have in your closet and leave a long lasting positive first impression on your interviewer and land that dream job you’ve been waiting so long for!